Isa 49:21-22, 54:1-5, 60:1-5, Gal 4:26-27 | ESV | STEP | Then you will say in your heart : Who has borne me these ? I was bereaved and barren , exiled and put away , but who has brought up these ? Behold , I was left alone ; from where have these come?

a[See ver. 20 above]

Isaiah 49:21-22

21 Then you will say in your heart:
‘Who has borne me these?
^aI was bereaved and barren,
exiled and put away,
but who has brought up these?
Behold, I was left alone;
from where have these come?’”
22 Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
^band raise my signal to the peoples;
^cand they shall bring your sons in their arms, ^{▼▼Hebrew in their bosom}
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.

Isaiah 54:1-5

The Eternal Covenant of Peace

1 ^e“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of ^fthe desolate one ^gwill be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.
2 ^h“Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
and strengthen your stakes.
3 ⁱFor you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
and your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the desolate cities.
4 “Fear not, ^jfor you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 ^kFor your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
^land the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
^mthe God of the whole earth he is called.

Isaiah 60:1-5

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ⁿArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^othe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 ^pAnd nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 ^qLift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
^ryour sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and ^sbe radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult, ^{▼▼Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide}
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
^uthe wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Galatians 4:26-27

26 But ^vthe Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written,

^w“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”