Future Glory for Israel
1 "Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth;
burst into song and shout,
you who have not been in labor! 54:1 Gl 4:27
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than the children of the married woman," 54:1 1Sm 2:5; Is 62:4
says the Lord.
2 "Enlarge the site of your tent,
and let your tent curtains be stretched out; 54:2 Is 49:19–20
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, 54:3 Gn 28:14; Is 43:5–6; 60:3
and your descendants will dispossess nations
and inhabit the desolate cities.
4 "Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; 54:4 Is 45:17
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. 54:4 Is 4:1; 25:8; 51:7
5 Indeed, your husband is your Maker 54:5 Jr 3:14; Hs 2:19 —
his name is the Lord of Armies —
and the Holy One of Israel 54:5 Is 1:4 is your Redeemer; 54:5 Is 41:14; 43:14
he is called the God of the whole earth.
6 For the Lord has called you,
like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, 54:6 Is 49:14–21; 50:1–2; 62:4
a wife of one’s youth 54:6 Mal 2:14 when she is rejected,"
says your God.
7 "I deserted you for a brief moment, 54:7 Is 26:20
but I will take you back with abundant compassion.
8 In a surge of anger
I hid my face 54:8 Dt 31:17–18; Is 8:17 from you for a moment,
but I will have compassion on you
with everlasting love," 54:8 Ps 100:5; Jr 31:3; 33:11
says the Lord your Redeemer.
9 "For this is like the days 54:9 DSS, Cairo Geniza; MT, LXX read waters of Noah to me:
when I swore that the water of Noah
would never flood the earth again, 54:9 Gn 9:11
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you. 54:9 Ezk 39:29
10 Though the mountains move
and the hills shake,
my love will not be removed from you
and my covenant of peace 54:10 Nm 25:12; Ezk 34:25; Mal 2:5 will not be shaken,"
says your compassionate Lord.
11 "Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar, 54:11 Lit in antimony
and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli. 54:11 Rv 21:19
12 I will make your fortifications 54:12 Lit suns; perhaps shields; Ps 84:11 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, 54:13 Jn 6:45
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 54:17 Lit refute every tongue
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, 54:17 Is 41:8–9; Lk 1:54
and their vindication is from me." 54:17 Is 45:24; 46:13
This is the Lord’s declaration.