Isaiah 54

CHAPTER 54

The Inheritance of the Slaves of Yahweh

¹“^aShout for joy, O barren woman, who has not given birth;

Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in ¹labor;

For ^bmore numerous are the sons of the ^cdesolate one

Than the sons of the married woman,” says Yahweh.

²“^aEnlarge the place of your tent;

¹Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back;

Lengthen your ^bcords

And strengthen your ^cpegs.

³“For you will ^aspread abroad to the right and to the left.

And your seed will ^bpossess nations

And will ^cresettle the desolate cities.

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

And do not feel dishonored, for you will not be humiliated;

But you will forget the ^bshame of your virginity,

And the ^creproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

⁵“For your ^ahusband is your Maker,

Whose name is Yahweh of hosts;

And your ^bRedeemer is the Holy One of Israel,

Who is called the ^cGod of all the earth.

⁶“For Yahweh has called you,

Like a wife ^aforsaken and grieved in spirit,

Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”

Says your God.

⁷“¹For a ^abrief moment I forsook you,

But with great compassion I will ^bgather you.

⁸“In ¹a ^aflood of fury

I hid My face from you for a moment,

But with everlasting ^blovingkindness I will ^chave compassion on you,”

Says Yahweh your ^dRedeemer.

⁹“For ¹this is like the days of Noah to Me,

When I swore that the waters of Noah

Would ^anot ²overflow the earth again;

So I have sworn that I will ^bnot be furious with you

Nor will I rebuke you.

¹⁰“For the ^amountains may be removed and the hills may shake,

But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,

And My ^bcovenant of peace will not be shaken,”

Says ^cYahweh who has compassion on you.

¹¹“O ^aafflicted one, storm-tossed, and ^bnot comforted,

Behold, I will lay your stones in antimony,

And your foundations I will ^cset in ^1dsapphires.

¹²“Moreover, I will make your battlements of ¹rubies,

And your gates of ²crystal,

And your entire ³wall of ⁴precious stones.

¹³“^aAll your sons will be ¹taught of Yahweh;

And the peace of your sons will be ^bgreat.

¹⁴“In ^arighteousness you will be established;

You will be far from ^boppression, for you will ^cnot fear,

And from ^dterror, for it will not come near you.

¹⁵“If anyone fiercely attacks you it will not be from Me.

^aWhoever attacks you will fall because of you.

¹⁶“Behold, I Myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coals

And brings out a weapon for its work;

And I have created the bringer of ruin to wreak destruction.

¹⁷“^aNo weapon that is formed against you will succeed;

And ^bevery tongue that ¹accuses you in judgment you will condemn.

This is the inheritance of the ²slaves of Yahweh,

And their ^crighteousness is from Me,” declares Yahweh.