Isaiah Chapter 54

The Future Glory for Zion

                  54^:1“Shout for joy, childless woman;

                              break into joyful shouting and cry out,

                                    you that have never had birth pangs;

                              because the woman that’s by herself

                                    will have more children than a married woman,”

                                                                        Yahveh says.

                        ² “Make a bigger space for your tent;

                              stretch out its curtains—don’t hold back;

                              lengthen your guy ropes and drive your pegs deeper.

                        ³ You’ll spread out left and right;

                              your descendants will live in the nations

                              and resettle the ruined towns.                                          

Is 54:1-3

                        ⁴ “Don’t be afraid, you won’t be disgraced;

                                    don’t feel humiliated, you won’t feel ashamed.

                              You’ll forget the shame of your youth;

                                    you won’t remember the disgrace of your widowhood;

                              ⁵ because your husband is your Maker;

                                    his name is Yahveh of Hosts;

                                    your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,

                                          the God of the whole world.                                

Is 54:4-5

                        ⁶ Yahveh has called to you

                              like a wife abandoned and grieving,

                              like a young woman divorced.                             

                        ⁷ For a short time I separated from you,

                              but I’ll bring you back with mercy.

                        ⁸ To show you my anger,

                              I withdrew from you awhile;

                        but with enduring love,

                              I’ll have mercy on you now,”

                                                                        Yahveh your Redeemer says.

Is 54:6-8

                        ⁹ “This is like Noah’s time to me,

                              when I swore that water like he saw

                                    wouldn’t flood the world again;

                              In that same way I swear now

                                    that I won’t be angry with you or rebuke you.

                        ¹⁰ Mountains may quake and hills may shake,

                              but I won’t remove my enduring love from you

                                    or break my covenant for peace with you,”

                                                                          Yahveh says who has mercy for you.

Is 54:9-10

                        ¹¹ “Suffering city, storm-tossed and uncomforted,

                                    I’ll rebuild you with stones set in antimony

                                    and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.

                        ¹² I’ll make your battlements out of rubies,

                                    your gates out of carbuncles,

                                    your entire wall out of precious stones.

                        ¹³ All your descendants will be Yahveh’s disciples;

                                    they’ll prosper greatly.

                        ¹⁴ You’ll be established in goodness

                                          far from fear and oppression;

                                    terror won’t get near you.

                        ¹⁵ If anybody assaults you, it won’t be because I sent them;

                                    whoever attacks you will fall in defeat.

                        ¹⁶ I’ve created blacksmiths that blow the burning coals

                                    and make weapons for their purpose;

                                    I’ve also created destroyers that ruin them.

                        ¹⁷ No weapon designed to oppose you will achieve its aim;

                                    you’ll refute whoever brings charges against you in court.

                                    I’ll vindicate you,”     Yahveh says.                     

Is 54:11-17