Isaiah 54

Enlarge the place of your tent

Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord.a ²“Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense!b ³For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities.

⁴“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.c ⁵For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.d ⁶For the Lord has called you back from your grief— as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,” says your God.e

⁷“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.f ⁸In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.g ⁹“Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you.

¹⁰For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.h ¹¹“O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.i ¹²I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, your gates of shining gems, and your walls of precious stones.

¹³I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace.j ¹⁴You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, and terror will not come near.k ¹⁵If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.l

¹⁶“I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy.m ¹⁷But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!n

Commentary

Isaiah 54 bursts with gospel promise. After the crushing portrait of the Suffering Servant in chapter 53 — the one crushed for our iniquities — the prophet turns to sing. This chapter is a love song to the barren wife, a covenant renewal ceremony for a people who thought they had

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Bible Dictionary· Isaiah 54(11)

Ark of the Covenant Face Heaven House Israel Jerusalem Red Sea Silence The Way Voice Weapon

Bible Characters· Isaiah 54(1)

Noah

References· Isaiah 54

a: v.1 — More are the children of the desolate: Galatians 4:27; Galatians 4:27, Isaiah 62:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, Hebrews 11:11-12, Psalms 113:9, Zechariah 9:9, Isaiah 49:13, Zephaniah 3:14, Psalms 98:3-9, Psalms 67:3-5
b: v.2 — Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 10:20, Isaiah 49:19-20, Exodus 39:40, Exodus 35:18
c: v.4 — Isaiah 41:10, 1 Peter 2:6, Jeremiah 31:19, Isaiah 61:7, Isaiah 45:16-17, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 41:14, Hosea 3:1-5, Ezekiel 16:60-63, Ezekiel 16:43
d: v.5 — Ephesians 5:25-27, Hosea 2:19-20, 2 Corinthians 11:2-3, Isaiah 48:17, Ezekiel 16:8, Romans 3:29-30, John 3:29, Psalms 45:10-17, Zechariah 14:9, Ephesians 5:32
e: v.6 — Isaiah 62:4, Hosea 2:1-2, Hosea 2:14-15, Proverbs 5:18, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Isaiah 49:14-21, 2 Corinthians 7:9-10, Malachi 2:14, Isaiah 50:1-2, Matthew 11:28
f: v.7 — Psalms 30:5, Isaiah 26:20, Micah 4:6, 2 Peter 3:8, Deuteronomy 30:3, Isaiah 60:4, Isaiah 66:18, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Matthew 23:37, Isaiah 56:8
g: v.8 — Jeremiah 31:3, Isaiah 60:10, 1 Timothy 1:16, Ezekiel 39:23-24, Isaiah 54:10, Zechariah 1:15, Isaiah 57:16-17, Isaiah 8:17, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 47:6
h: v.10 — Psalms 89:33-34, Psalms 46:2, Ephesians 2:4-5, Matthew 24:35, Romans 11:29, Isaiah 51:6-7, Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 54:8, Malachi 2:5, Hebrews 13:20-21
i: v.11 — 1 Peter 2:4-6, Jeremiah 30:17, Acts 14:22, Isaiah 54:6, Psalms 34:19, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Exodus 2:23, Revelation 21:18-21, Isaiah 28:16, Revelation 12:13-17
j: v.13 — All your children will be taught by the Lord: John 6:45; John 6:45, Philippians 4:7, Psalms 119:165, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:10, John 14:26-27, Galatians 5:22, Romans 15:13, Isaiah 26:3, John 16:33
k: v.14 — Proverbs 3:25-26, Jeremiah 30:10, Zechariah 9:8, Zechariah 2:4-5, Zechariah 8:3, Ezekiel 36:27-28, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 61:10, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 60:21
l: v.15 — Isaiah 41:11-16, Psalms 37:12-13, Zechariah 12:9, Zechariah 2:8, Isaiah 43:3-4, Zechariah 14:2-3, Revelation 20:8-9, Isaiah 43:14, Ezekiel 38:8-23, Zechariah 12:3
m: v.16 — Proverbs 16:4, Exodus 9:16, Isaiah 46:11, Isaiah 10:15, Isaiah 10:5-6, Isaiah 37:26, Daniel 4:34-35, John 19:11
n: v.17 — Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 54:15, John 10:28-30, Isaiah 50:8, Romans 8:1, Psalms 32:6, Psalms 2:1-6, Matthew 16:18, Revelation 12:10, Daniel 6:20

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