Isaiah 54

The Fertility of Zion

1“1Shout for joy, infertile one, you who have not given birth to any child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor; 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, do not spare them; Lengthen your 6ropes And strengthen your 7pegs.3For you will 8spread out 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 no longer remember the 14disgrace of your widowhood.5For your 15husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of armies; 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 abandoned 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 24favor 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 rebuke you.10For the 31mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My 32favor will not be removed from you, Nor will My 33covenant of peace be shaken,” Says 34the Lord who has compassion on you.

11“35Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and 36not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And I will 37lay your foundations with 3839sapphires.12Moreover, I will make your battlements of 40rubies, And your gates of 41crystal, And your entire 42wall of precious stones.1343All your sons will be 44taught by the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be 45great.14In 46righteousness you will be established; You will be far from 47oppression, for you will 48not fear; And from 49terror, for it will not come near you.15If anyone fiercely attacks you, it will not be from Me. 50Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.16Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals And produces a weapon for its work; And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.1751No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And you will condemn 52every tongue that 53accuses you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their 54vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.