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, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord. 2“Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities. 4“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. 5For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the 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 the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
• Isaiah 11:9Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.
• Isaiah 35:1Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.
• Isaiah 42:1“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 43:5“Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west.
• Isaiah 49:12See, my people will return from far away, from lands to the north and west, and from as far south as Egypt.”
• Isaiah 60:3All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.
• Psalms 72:8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• Romans 9:25Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, “Those who were not my people, I will now call my people. And I will love those whom I did not love before.”
• Romans 10:18But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have: “The message has gone throughout the earth, and the words to all the world.”
• Romans 11:12Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.
• Colossians 1:23But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.
• Isaiah 49:18Look around you and see, for all your children will come back to you. As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.
• Isaiah 55:5You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, because I, the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”
• Isaiah 60:10“Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace.

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