NASB — Isaiah 54 — KJV

The Fertility of Zion

  1aShout° for joy°, O barren° one°, you who have borne° no° [child];
  Break° forth° into joyful° shouting° and cry° aloud°, you who have not travailed°;
  For the sons° of the bdesolate° one [will be] cmore° numerous°
  Than° the sons° of the married° woman,” says° the LORD°.
  2aEnlarge° the place° of your tent°;
  IStretch° out the curtains° of your dwellings°, spare° not;
  Lengthen° your bcords°
  And strengthen° your bpegs°.
  3 “For you will aspread° abroad° to the right° and to the left°.
  And your Idescendants° will bpossess° nations°
  And will cresettle° the desolate° cities°.

[1] aGa 4:27 bIs 62:4 c1S 2:5; Is 49:20
[2] ILit Let them stretch out aIs 33:20; 49:19, 20 bEx 35:18; 39:40
[3] ILit seed aGn 28:14; Is 43:5, 6; 60:3 bIs 14:1, 2 cIs 49:19

  4 ¶ “Fear° not, for you will anot be put° to shame°;
  And do not feel° humiliated°, for you will not be disgraced°;
  But you will forget° the bshame° of your youth°,
  And the creproach° of your widowhood° you will remember° no° more°.
  5 “For your ahusband° is your Maker°,
  Whose name° is the LORD° of hosts°;
  And your bRedeemer° is the Holy° One° of Israel°,
  Who is called° the cGod° of all° the earth°.
  6 “For the LORD° has called° you,
  Like a wife° aforsaken° and grieved° in spirit°,
  Even like a wife° of [one’s] youth° when° she is rejected°,”
  Says° your God°.
  7IFor a abrief° moment° I forsook° you,
  But with great° compassion° I will bgather° you.
  8 “In an Iaoutburst° of anger°
  I hid° My face° from you for a moment°,
  But with everlasting° blovingkindness° I will chave° compassion° on you,”
  Says° the LORD° your dRedeemer°.

[4] aIs 45:17 bJr 31:19 cIs 4:1; 25:8; 51:7
[5] aJr 3:14; Ho 2:19 bIs 43:14; 48:17 cIs 6:3; 11:9; 65:16
[6] aIs 49:14-21; 50:1, 2; 62:4
[7] ILit In aIs 26:20 bIs 11:12; 43:5; 49:18
[8] ILit overflowing aIs 60:10 bIs 54:10; 63:7 cIs 49:10, 13 dIs 54:5

  9 ¶ “For Ithis° is like the days° of Noah° to Me,
  When° I swore° that the waters° of Noah°
  Would anot IIflood° the earth° again°;
  So° I have sworn° that I will bnot be angry° with you
  Nor° will I rebuke° you.
  10 “For the amountains° may be removed° and the hills° may shake°,
  But My lovingkindness° will not be removed° from you,
  And My bcovenant° of peace° will not be shaken°,”
  Says° cthe LORD° who has° compassion° on you.

[9] ISome mss read the waters of Noah this is to Me IILit cross over aGn 9:11 bIs 12:1; Ezk 39:29
[10] aPs 102:26; Is 51:6 b2S 23:5; Ps 89:34; Is 55:3; 59:21; 61:8 cIs 54:8

  11 ¶ “O aafflicted° one°, storm-tossed°, [and] bnot comforted°,
  Behold°, I will set° your stones° in antimony°,
  And your foundations° I will clay° in Idsapphires°.
  12 “Moreover, I will make° your battlements° of Irubies°,
  And your gates° of IIcrystal°,
  And your entire° IIIwall° of precious° stones°.
  13aAll° your sons° will be Itaught° of the LORD°;
  And the well-being° of your sons° will be bgreat°.
  14 “In arighteousness° you will be established°;
  You will be far° from boppression°, for you will cnot fear°;
  And from dterror°, for it will not come° near° you.
  15 “If° anyone fiercely° assails° [you] it will not be from Me.
  aWhoever° assails° you will fall° because° of you.
  16 “Behold°, I Myself° have created° the smith° who blows° the fire° of coals°
  And brings° out a weapon° for its work°;
  And I have created° the destroyer° to ruin°.
  17aNo°° weapon° that is formed° against° you will prosper°;
  And bevery° tongue° that Iaccuses° you in judgment° you will condemn°.
  This° is the heritage° of the servants° of the LORD°,
  And their cvindication° is from Me,” declares° the LORD°.

[11] IOr lapis lazuli aIs 51:21 bIs 51:18, 19 cIs 14:32; 28:16; 44:28 dJb 28:16; Rv 21:19
[12] II.e. bright red IIOr carbuncles IIILit border, boundary
[13] IOr disciples aJn 6:45 bIs 48:18; 66:12
[14] aIs 1:26, 27; 9:7; 62:1 bIs 9:4; 14:4 cIs 54:4 dIs 33:18
[15] aIs 41:11-16
[17] ILit rises against aIs 17:12-14; 29:8 bIs 50:8, 9 cIs 45:24; 46:13


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The prophet, for the comfort of the Gentiles, prophesieth the amplitude of their Church,

1 ¶ Sing,ºª O barren,º thou [that] didst not² bear;ºª break forthºª into singing,º and cry aloud,ºª thou [that] didst not² travail with child:ºª for² moreº [are] the childrenº of the desolateºª than the childrenº² of the married wife,ºª saithºª the LORD.º 2 Enlargeºª the placeº of thy tent,º and let them stretch forthºª the curtainsº of thine habitations:º spareºª not,² lengthenºª thy cords,º and strengthenºª thy stakes;º 3 For² thou shalt break forthºª on the right handº and on the left;º and thy seedº shall inheritºª the Gentiles,º and make the desolateºª citiesº to be inhabited.ºª

[1] 1S 2:5; Ps 67:3; 98:3; 113:9; So 8:8; Is 42:10; 44:23; 49:13; 55:12; 62:4; Zp 3:14; Zc 9:9; Ga 4:27; He 11:11; Rv 7:9.
[2] Is 33:20; 49:19; Jr 10:20.
[3] Gn 49:10; Ps 72:8; Is 2:2; 11:9; 35:1; 42:1; 43:5; 49:8, 12, 18, 19; 52:9; 55:5; 60:3, 10; 61:5; Ezk 36:35; Ro 9:25; 10:18; 11:12; Col 1:23.

their safety,

4 Fearºª not;² for² thou shalt not² be ashamed:ºª neither² be thou confounded;ºª for² thou shalt not² be put to shame:ºª for² thou shalt forgetºª the shameº of thy youth,º and shalt not² rememberºª the reproachº of thy widowhoodº any more.² 5 For² thy Makerºª [is] thine husband;ºª the LORDº of hostsº [is] his name;º and thy Redeemerºª the Holy Oneº of Israel;º The Godº of the whole² earthº shall he be called.ºª

[4] Is 41:10, 14; 45:16; 61:7; Jr 31:19; Ezk 16:22, 43, 60; Ho 3:1; 1P 2:6.
[5] Ps 45:10; Is 48:2; 51:15; Jr 3:14; 10:16; 51:19; Ezk 16:8; Ho 2:19; Zc 14:9; Lk 1:32; Jn 3:29; Ro 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Ep 5:25, 32; Rv 11:15.

their certain deliverance out of affliction,

6 For² the LORDº hath calledºª thee as a womanº forsakenºª and grievedºª in spirit,º and a wifeº of youth,º when² thou wast refused,ºª saithºª thy God.º 7 For a smallº momentº have I forsakenºª thee; but with greatº merciesº will I gatherºª thee. 8 In a littleº wrathº I hidºª my faceº from² thee for a moment;º but with everlastingº kindnessº will I have mercyºª on thee, saithºª the LORDº thy Redeemer.ºª 9 For² this² [is as] the watersº of Noahº unto me: for² [as] I have swornºª that the watersº of Noahº should no more² go²² over¹ª² the earth;º so² have I swornºª that I would not be wrothºª² with² thee, nor rebukeºª² thee. 10 For² the mountainsº shall depart,ºª and the hillsº be removed;ºª but my kindnessº shall not² departºª from²² thee, neither² shall the covenantº of my peaceº be removed,ºª saithºª the LORDº that hath mercyºª on thee.

[6] Pv 5:18; Ec 9:9; Is 49:14; 62:4; Ho 2:1, 14; Mal 2:14; Mt 11:28; 2Co 7:6, 9.
[7] Dt 30:3; Ps 30:5; 106:47; Is 11:11; 26:20; 27:12; 40:11; 43:5; 56:8; 60:4, 10; 66:18; Ezk 36:24; Mi 4:6; Mt 23:37; 2Co 4:17; Ep 1:10; 2P 3:8.
[8] Ps 13:1; 27:9; 103:17; Is 8:17; 45:15; 47:6; 48:17; 49:26; 54:5; 55:3; 57:16; Jr 31:3; Ezk 39:23; Zc 1:15; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:16.
[9] Gn 8:21; 9:11; Ps 104:9; Is 12:1; 55:11; Jr 31:35; 33:20; Ezk 39:20; He 6:16.
[10] 2S 23:5; Ps 46:2; 89:33; Is 49:10; 51:6; 55:3; Mal 2:5; Mt 5:18; 16:18; 24:35; Ro 11:29; Ep 2:4; Tit 3:5; He 8:6; 13:20; 2P 3:10.

their fair edification,

11 ¶ O thou afflicted,º tossed with tempest,ºª [and] not² comforted,ºª behold,² I² will layºª thy stonesº with fair colours,º and lay thy foundationsºª with sapphires.º 12 And I will makeºª thy windowsº of agates,º and thy gatesº of carbuncles,ºº and all² thy bordersº of pleasantº stones.º 13 And all² thy childrenº [shall be] taughtº of the LORD;º and greatº [shall be] the peaceº of thy children.º 14 In righteousnessº shalt thou be established:ºª thou shalt be farºª from oppression;º² for² thou shalt not² fear:ºª and from terror;º² for² it shall not² come nearºª² thee.

[11] Ex 2:23; 3:2, 7; 24:10; 28:17; 39:10; Dt 31:17; 1K 5:17; 1Ch 29:2; Ps 34:19; 129:1; So 5:14; Is 49:14; 51:17, 23; 52:1; 54:6; 60:15; Jr 30:17; Lm 1:1, 16, 21; Ezk 1:26; 10:1; 40:1; Mt 8:24; Jn 16:20, 33; Ac 14:22; 27:18; Ep 2:20; 1P 2:4; Rv 11:3; 12:13; 21:18.
[13] Ps 25:8; 71:17; 119:165; Is 2:3; 11:9; 26:3; 32:15; 48:18; 55:12; Jr 31:34; 33:6; Ezk 34:25, 28; 37:26; Ho 2:18; Mt 11:25; 16:17; Lk 10:21; 24:45; Jn 6:45; 14:26, 27; 16:33; Ro 5:1; 14:17; 15:13; 1Co 2:10; Ga 5:22; Ep 4:21; Php 4:7; 1Th 4:9; He 8:10; 1Jn 2:20, 27.
[14] Pv 3:25; Is 1:26; 2:4; 45:24; 51:13; 52:1; 60:21; 61:10; 62:1; Jr 23:3; 30:10; 31:23; Ezk 36:27; 37:23; Jol 3:17; Mi 4:3; Zp 3:13; Zc 2:4; 8:3; 9:8; 2P 3:13.

and their sure preservation.

15 Behold,² they shall surely¹ª gather together,ºª [but] notº by²² me: whosoeverº shall gather togetherºª against² thee shall fallºª for² thy sake. 16 Behold,² I² have createdºª the smithº that blowethºª the coalsº in the fire,º and that bringeth forthºª an instrumentº for his work;º and I² have createdºª the wasterºª to destroy.ºª

[15] Ps 37:12; Is 43:3, 14; Ezk 38:8; Jol 3:9; Zc 2:8; 12:3, 9; 14:2; Rv 16:14; 19:19; 20:8.
[16] Ex 9:16; Pv 16:4; Is 10:5, 15; 37:26; 46:11; Dn 4:34; Jn 19:11.

17 ¶ No²² weaponº that is formedºª against² thee shall prosper;ºª and every² tongueº [that] shall riseºª against² thee in judgmentº thou shalt condemn.ºª This² [is] the heritageº of the servantsº of the LORD,º and their righteousnessº [is] of²² me, saithºª the LORD.º

[17] Jb 1:11; 2:5; 22:5; 42:7; Ps 2:1; 32:6; 61:5; 71:16, 19; Is 45:24; 50:8; 54:15; 58:14; 61:10; Jr 23:6; Ezk 38:9; Dn 3:26; 6:20; Zc 3:1; Mt 16:18; Jn 10:28; Ro 3:22; 6:22; 8:1, 28; 10:4; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9; 2P 1:1; Rv 12:10.


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