Isaiah 54

Future Glory for Israel

54“Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;

burst into song and shout,

you who have not been in labor! ^f

For the children of the forsaken one will be more

than the children of the married woman,” ^g

says the Lord.

²“Enlarge the site of your tent,

and let your tent curtains be stretched out; ^h

do not hold back;

lengthen your ropes,

and drive your pegs deep.

³For you will spread out to the right and to the left, ⁱ

and your descendants will dispossess nations

and inhabit the desolate cities.

⁴“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; ^j

don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced.

For you will forget the shame of your youth,

and you will no longer remember

the disgrace of your widowhood. ^k

⁵Indeed, your husband is your Maker ^l—

His name is Yahweh of Hosts—

and the Holy One of Israel ^mis your Redeemer; ⁿ

He is called the God of all the earth.

⁶For the Lord has called you,

like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, ^o

a wife of one’s youth ^pwhen she is rejected,”

says your God.

⁷“I deserted you for a brief moment, ^q

but I will take you back with great compassion.

⁸In a surge of anger

I hid My face ^rfrom you for a moment,

but I will have compassion on you

with everlasting love,” ^s

says the Lord your Redeemer.

⁹“For this is like the days ^tof Noah to Me:

when I swore that the waters of Noah

would never flood the earth again, ^u

so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you

or rebuke you. ^v

¹⁰Though the mountains move

and the hills shake,

My love will not be removed from you

and My covenant of peace ^wwill not be shaken,”

says your compassionate Lord.

¹¹“Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,

I will set your stones in black mortar, ^x

and lay your foundations in sapphires. ^yz

¹²I will make your fortifications ^aout of rubies,

your gates out of sparkling stones,

and all your walls out of precious stones.

¹³Then all your children will be taught by the Lord, ^b

their prosperity will be great,

¹⁴and you will be established

on a foundation of righteousness.

You will be far from oppression,

you will certainly not be afraid;

you will be far from terror,

it will certainly not come near you.

¹⁵If anyone attacks you,

it is not from Me;

whoever attacks you

will fall before you.

¹⁶Look, I have created the craftsman

who blows on the charcoal fire

and produces a weapon suitable for its task;

and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.

¹⁷No weapon formed against you will succeed,

and you will refute any accusation ^c

raised against you in court.

This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, ^d

and their righteousness is from Me.” ^e

This is the Lord’s declaration.