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

1Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord. 2Expand the space of your tent. Stretch out the curtains of your tent, and don’t hold back. Lengthen your tent ropes, and drive in the tent pegs. You will spread out to the right and left. Your descendants will take over other nations, and they will resettle deserted cities. 4Don’t be afraid, because you won’t be put to shame. Don’t be discouraged, because you won’t be disgraced. You’ll forget the shame you’ve had since you were young. You won’t remember the disgrace of your husband’s death anymore. 5Your husband is your maker. His name is the Lord of Armies. Your defender is the Holy One of Israel. He is called the God of 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 2:2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills. All the nations will stream to it.
• Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt or destroy anyone anywhere on my holy mountain. The world will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord like water covering the sea.
• Isaiah 35:1The desert and the dry land will be glad, and the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
• Isaiah 42:1Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.
• Isaiah 49:12They will come from far away. They will come from the north and from the west, and they will come from the land of Sinim.
• Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn.
• Genesis 49:10A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.
• Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• Romans 9:25As God says in Hosea: “Those who are not my people I will call my people. Those who are not loved I will call my loved ones.
• Romans 10:18But I ask, “Didn’t they hear that message?” Certainly they did! “The voice of the messengers has gone out into the whole world and their words to the ends of the earth.”
• Romans 11:12The fall of the Jewish people made the world spiritually rich. Their failure made people who are not Jewish spiritually rich. So the inclusion of Jewish people will make the world even richer.
• Colossians 1:23This is on the condition that you continue in faith without being moved from the solid foundation of the hope that the Good News contains. You’ve heard this Good News of which I, Paul, became a servant. It has been spread throughout all creation under heaven.
• Isaiah 49:18Look up, look around, and watch! All of your children are gathering together and returning to you. “I solemnly swear as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear all of them like jewels and display them on yourself as a bride would.”
• Isaiah 55:5You will summon a nation that you don’t know, and a nation that doesn’t know you will run to you because of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel. He has honored you.”
• Isaiah 60:10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. In my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have compassion on 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