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.

3 For 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

5 Indeed, your husband is your Maker l—

His name is * Yahweh of * Hosts—

and the Holy One of Israel m is your Redeemer; n

He is called the God of all the earth.

6 For the Lord has called you,

like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, o

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

says your God.

7 “I deserted you for a brief moment, q

but I will take you back with great compassion.

8 In a surge of anger

I hid My face r from 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 t of 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

10 Though the mountains move

and the hills shake,

My love will not be removed from you

and My covenant of peace w will 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. y z

12 I will make your fortifications a out of rubies,

your gates out of sparkling stones,

and all your walls out of precious stones.

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

their prosperity will be great,

14 and 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.

15 If anyone attacks you,

it is not from Me;

whoever attacks you

will fall before you.

16 Look, 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.

17 No 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.