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Isaiah 54:1
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Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break
forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for
more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith
the LORD. |
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Isaiah 54:2 |
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Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them
stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords,
and strengthen thy stakes; |
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Isaiah 54:3 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 54:4 |
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Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither
be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget
the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any
more. |
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Isaiah 54:5 |
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For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of
hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole
earth shall he be called. |
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Isaiah 54:6 |
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For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken
and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy
God. |
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Isaiah 54:7 |
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For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but
with great mercies will I gather thee. |
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Isaiah 54:8 |
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In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for
a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD
thy Redeemer. |
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Isaiah 54:9 |
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For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for
as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have
I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. |
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Isaiah 54:10 |
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For the mountains shall depart, and the hills
be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant
of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. |
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Isaiah 54:11 |
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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not
comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations
with sapphires. |
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Isaiah 54:12 |
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And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy
gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. |
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Isaiah 54:13 |
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And all thy children shall be taught of the
LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. |
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Isaiah 54:14 |
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In righteousness shalt thou be established:
thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for
it shall not come near thee. |
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Isaiah 54:15 |
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Behold, they shall surely gather together, but
not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. |
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Isaiah 54:16 |
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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth
the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and
I have created the waster to destroy. |
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Isaiah 54:17 |
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No weapon that is formed against thee shall
prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness
is of me, saith the LORD. |
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