Isaiah 54:3

Isaiah 54:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
• New International Version (NIV)For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

Context of Isaiah 54:3

1‘Sing with joy, you woman who could not give birth to any children. You have never known the pain of a child's birth, but now shout loudly with joy. Be happy, because the woman who is alone will have many children. She will have more children than the woman who has a husband.’ That is what the Lord says. 2Make your tent bigger! You need more room to live in. Yes, do it! Make the tent's ropes longer! Make the pegs that hold it stronger! The borders of your land will be wider in all directions. Your descendants will take land from other nations. They will live in the cities that had become empty. 4Do not be afraid. You will not be ashamed again. Do not be frightened of shame. Nobody will make you ashamed. You will forget the shame which you had when you were young. You will forget that you were ashamed to be alone, like a widow. 5Now your Maker is your husband. His name is the Lord Almighty. Israel's Holy God is your Redeemer. He is called, ‘The God who rules the whole earth’.

Isaiah 54:3 word by word

כִּי־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֖אול תִּפְרֹ֑צִי וְזַרְעֵךְ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם יִירָ֔שׁ וְעָרִ֥ים נְשַׁמּ֖וֹת יוֹשִֽׁיבוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou shalt break forthפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• on the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• and on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• and thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• shall inheritיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and make the desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• to be inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Isaiah 54:3

• Isaiah 2:2This is what will happen in the last days. The mountain where the Lord's temple is will continue to be there. It will be the most important mountain of all. It will be higher than all the hills around it. People from every nation will go there all the time.
• Isaiah 11:9Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain. Instead, people will know the Lord all over the earth, as water fills the whole sea.
• Isaiah 35:1The desert and the dry land will be happy! The wilderness will be happy too, and beautiful flowers will grow there.
• Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 43:5I am with you, so do not be afraid. I will bring your descendants from the east. I will also bring you together from the west.
• Isaiah 49:12Look! People will return to the land from places that are far away. Yes, some of them will come from the north and from the west. And some will come from the land of Sinim.’
• Isaiah 60:3People of other nations will come to your light. Kings will come to see the light of a new day that shines on you.
• Genesis 49:10Judah's descendants will always rule as king. They will continue to hold the stick and the sceptre that show the king's authority. They will do that until the man comes who truly has that authority. People from all nations will obey that king.
• Psalms 72:8May the king rule everywhere, from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates river to the ends of the earth.
• Romans 9:25God says this in the book of Hosea: ‘I will say to people who were not my people, “Now you are my people.” I will say to people that I did not love, “I love you.” ’
• Romans 10:18Let me ask you this: ‘Did Israel's people hear that message?’ They certainly did! The Bible says: ‘People have spoken God's message everywhere. People have heard his message in every part of the world.’
• Romans 11:12Because of their mistake, God has done good things for everyone in the world. Israel's people failed to receive what God wanted to give them. As a result, the Gentiles have received very many good things from God. That was the good result when Israel's people failed. So, when the complete number of Israel's people do turn to God, the result will be even better!
• Colossians 1:23But you must continue to believe God's true message. Do not turn away from it. Continue to trust God, as you did when you first heard the good news. People have told this good news to everyone all over the world. And God has chosen me, Paul, as his servant to tell this good news.
• Isaiah 49:18Look all round you! See all your people as they return together.’ The Lord says, ‘I tell you clearly, as the God who lives, you will be happy with your people. They will make you beautiful again, like a bride with her beautiful jewels.
• Isaiah 55:5Now you will call other nations to come to you. They will be nations that you did not know before. Nations that did not know you before will now run quickly to you. They will come to you, because they see that you are great. The Lord your God, Israel's Holy God, will make people honour you.’
• Isaiah 60:10Foreign people will build your walls again. Their kings will be your servants. I punished you when I was angry with you. But now I will show my grace and I will be kind to you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For thou shalt break forth - (See the notes at Isaiah 49:19-20). And make the desolate cities - (See the notes at Isaiah 44:26).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The descendants of Israel (compare Isaiah 53:10) would take over other nations, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:17) and Jacob (Genesis 28:14). As desolation occurred (Isaiah 6:11; 14:21), God's people would inherit the earth and rebuild the ruined cities (51:6; 52:10; 65:17; see also Matthew 5:5; Romans 4:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. break forth--rather, "burst forth" with increase; thy offspring shall grow, answering to "thy seed" in the parallel clause. thy seed--Israel and her children, as distinguished from "the Gentiles." desolate cities--of Israel (Is 44:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:3

• Church
• Gentiles
• Heathen
• Righteous

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Commentaries on Isaiah 54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings