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The
Fertility of Zion |
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| Isaiah 54:1 |
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"Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne
no child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed;
For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons of the married
woman," says the LORD. |
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| Isaiah 54:2 |
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"Enlarge the place of your tent; Stretch out
the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your cords And strengthen
your pegs. |
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| Isaiah 54:3 |
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"For you will spread abroad to the right and
to the left. And your descendants will possess nations And will resettle the desolate
cities. |
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| Isaiah 54:4 |
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"Fear not, for you will not be put to shame;
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; But you will forget
the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember
no more. |
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| Isaiah 54:5 |
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"For your husband is your Maker, Whose name
is the LORD of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called
the God of all the earth. |
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| Isaiah 54:6 |
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"For the LORD has called you, Like a wife forsaken
and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of one's youth when she is rejected,"
Says your God. |
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| Isaiah 54:7 |
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"For a brief moment I forsook you, But with
great compassion I will gather you. |
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| Isaiah 54:8 |
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"In an outburst of anger I hid My face from
you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on
you," Says the LORD your Redeemer. |
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| Isaiah 54:9 |
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"For this is like the days of Noah to Me, When
I swore that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; So I have sworn
that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you. |
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| Isaiah 54:10 |
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"For the mountains may be removed and the hills
may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant
of peace will not be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you. |
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| Isaiah 54:11 |
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"O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in
sapphires. |
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| Isaiah 54:12 |
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"Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones. |
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| Isaiah 54:13 |
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"All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And
the well-being of your sons will be great. |
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| Isaiah 54:14 |
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"In righteousness you will be established; You
will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will
not come near you. |
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| Isaiah 54:15 |
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"If anyone fiercely assails you it will not
be from Me. Whoever assails you will fall because of you. |
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| Isaiah 54:16 |
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"Behold, I Myself have created the smith who
blows the fire of coals And brings out a weapon for its work; And I have created
the destroyer to ruin. |
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| Isaiah 54:17 |
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"No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage
of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me," declares the LORD. |
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