Isaiah 54

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¹Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that dost not travail: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband: for the Lord has said,

¹Rejoice, you barren that bear not; break forth and cry, you that do not travail: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband: for the Lord has said,

²Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix [the pins], spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins;

²Enlarge the place of your tent, and of your curtains: fix [the pins], spare not, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your pins;

³spread forth [thy tent] yet to the right and the left: for thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and thou shalt make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

³spread forth [your tent] yet to the right and the left: for your seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and you shall make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

⁴Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

⁴Fear not, because you have been put to shame, neither be confounded, because you were reproached: for you shall forget your former shame, and shall no more at all remember the reproach of your widowhood.

⁵For [it is] the Lord that made thee; the Lord of hosts is his name: and he that delivered thee, he is the God of Israel, [and] shall be called [so] by the whole earth.

⁵For [it is] the Lord that made you; the Lord of hosts is his name: and he that delivered you, he is the God of Israel, [and] shall be called [so] by the whole earth.

⁶The Lord has not called thee as a deserted and faint-hearted woman, nor as a woman hated from [her] youth, saith thy God.

⁶The Lord has not called you as a deserted and faint-hearted woman, nor as a woman hated from [her] youth, says your God.

⁷For a little while I left thee: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon thee.

⁷For a little while I left you: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon you.

⁸In a little wrath I turned away my face from thee; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon thee, saith the Lord that delivers thee.

⁸In a little wrath I turned away my face from you; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon you, says the Lord that delivers you.

⁹From the time of the water of Noe this is my [purpose]: as I sware to him at that time, [saying] of the earth, I will no more be wroth with thee, neither when thou art threatened,

⁹From the time of the water of Noe this is my [purpose]: as I swore to him at that time, [saying] of the earth, I will no more be angry with you, neither when you are threatened,

¹⁰shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for the Lord [who is] gracious to thee has spoken [it].

¹⁰shall the mountains depart, nor shall your hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail you, nor shall the covenant of your peace be at all removed: for the Lord [who is] gracious to you has spoken [it].

¹¹Afflicted and outcast thou hast not been comforted: behold, I [will] prepare carbuncle [for] thy stones, and sapphire for thy foundations;

¹¹Afflicted and outcast you have not been comforted: behold, I [will] prepare carbuncle [for] your stones, and sapphire for your foundations;

¹²and I will make thy buttresses jasper, and thy gates crystal, and thy border precious stones.

¹²and I will make your buttresses jasper, and your gates crystal, and your border precious stones.

¹³And [I will cause] all thy sons [to be] taught of God, and thy children [to be] in great peace.

¹³And [I will cause] all your sons [to be] taught of God, and your children [to be] in great peace.

¹⁴And thou shalt be built in righteousness: abstain from injustice, and thou shalt not fear; and trembling shall not come nigh thee.

¹⁴And you shall be built in righteousness: abstain from injustice, and you shall not fear; and trembling shall not come near you.

¹⁵Behold, strangers shall come to thee by me, and shall sojourn with thee, and shall run to thee for refuge.

¹⁵Behold, strangers shall come to you by me, and shall sojourn with you, and shall run to you for refuge.

¹⁶Behold, I have created thee, not as the coppersmith blowing coals, and bringing out a vessel [fit] for work; but I have created thee, not for ruin, that [I] should destroy [thee].

¹⁶Behold, I have created you, not as the coppersmith blowing coals, and bringing out a vessel [fit] for work; but I have created you, not for ruin, that [I] should destroy [you].

¹⁷I will not suffer any weapon formed against thee to prosper; and every voice that shall rise up against thee for judgment, thou shalt vanquish them all; and thine adversaries shall be [condemned] thereby. There is an inheritance to them that serve the Lord, and ye shall be righteous before me, saith the Lord.

¹⁷I will not suffer any weapon formed against you to prosper; and every voice that shall rise up against you for judgment, you shall vanquish them all; and your adversaries shall be [condemned] thereby. There is an inheritance to them that serve the Lord, and you⌃ shall be righteous before me, says the Lord.