Isa 54 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ 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 .

Isaiah 54

The Fertility of Zion

1 ^a“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 ^bdesolate one will be ^cmore numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 ^d“Enlarge the place of your tent;
^{▼▼ Lit Let them stretch out}Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not;
Lengthen your ^fcords
And strengthen your ^gpegs.
3 “For you will ^hspread abroad to the right and to the left.
And your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants will ^jpossess nations
And will ^kresettle the desolate cities.

4 “Fear not, for you will ^lnot be put to shame;
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced;
But you will forget the ^mshame of your youth,
And the ⁿreproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 “For your ^ohusband is your Maker,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts;
And your ^pRedeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the ^qGod of all the earth.
6 “For the Lord has called you,
Like a wife ^rforsaken and grieved in spirit,
Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
Says your God.
7 ^{▼▼ Lit In}“For a ^tbrief moment I forsook you,
But with great compassion I will ^ugather you.
8 “In an ^{▼▼ Lit overflowing
,} ^woutburst of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting ^xlovingkindness I will ^yhave compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your ^zRedeemer.

9 “For ^{▼▼ Some mss read the waters of Noah this is to Me}this is like the days of Noah to Me,
When I swore that the waters of Noah
Would ^abnot ^{▼▼ Lit cross over}flood the earth again;
So I have sworn that I will ^adnot be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.
10 “For the ^aemountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My ^afcovenant of peace will not be shaken,”
Says ^agthe Lord who has compassion on you.

11 “O ^ahafflicted one, storm-tossed, and ^ainot comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will ^ajlay in ^{▼▼ Or lapis lazuli
,} ^alsapphires.
12 “Moreover, I will make your battlements of ^{▼▼ I.e. bright red}rubies,
And your gates of ^{▼▼ Or carbuncles}crystal,
And your entire ^{▼▼ Lit border, boundary}wall of precious stones.
13 ^ap“All your sons will be ^{▼▼ Or disciples}taught of the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be ^argreat.
14 “In ^asrighteousness you will be established;
You will be far from ^atoppression, for you will ^aunot fear;
And from ^avterror, for it will not come near you.
15 “If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.
^awWhoever assails you will fall because of you.
16 “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.
17 ^ax“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And ^ayevery tongue that ^{▼▼ Lit rises against}accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their ^bavindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.