Isaiah 54

The Fertility of Zion

1“1Shout 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 2desolate one will be 3more numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.2“4Enlarge the place of your tent; 5Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your 6cords And strengthen your 7pegs.3For you will 8spread abroad to the right and to the left. And your 9descendants will 10possess nations And will 11resettle the desolate cities.

4“Fear not, for you will 12not be put to shame; And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; But you will forget the 13shame of your youth, And the 14reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.5For your 15husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of hosts; And your 16Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the 17God of all the earth.6For the Lord has called you, Like a wife 18forsaken and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,” Says your God.7“19For a 20brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will 21gather you.8In an 2223outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting 24lovingkindness I will 25have compassion on you,” Says the Lord your 26Redeemer.

9“For 27this is like the days of Noah to Me, When I swore that the waters of Noah Would 28not 29flood the earth again; So I have sworn that I will 30not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.10For the 31mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My 32covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says 33the Lord who has compassion on you.

11“O 34afflicted one, storm-tossed, and 35not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will 36lay in 3738sapphires.12Moreover, I will make your battlements of 39rubies, And your gates of 40crystal, And your entire 41wall of precious stones.1342All your sons will be 43taught of the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be 44great.14In 45righteousness you will be established; You will be far from 46oppression, for you will 47not fear; And from 48terror, for it will not come near you.15If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me. 49Whoever assails you will fall because of you.16Behold, 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.1750No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And 51every tongue that 52accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their 53vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.