Isaiah 54:1-17 - The Fertile Wife Of Yahweh
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burst into song and shout,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the forsaken one will be more
than the children of the married woman,”
says the Lord.
and let your tent curtains be stretched out;
do not hold back;
lengthen your ropes,
and drive your pegs deep.
and your descendants will dispossess nations
and inhabit the desolate cities.
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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.
His name is Yahweh of Hosts—
and the Holy One of Israel
He is called the God of all the earth.
like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,
a wife of one’s youth
says your God.
but I will take you back with great compassion.
I hid My face
but I will have compassion on you
with everlasting love,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you.
and the hills shake,
My love will not be removed from you
and My covenant of peace
says your compassionate Lord.
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I will set your stones in black mortar,
and lay your foundations in sapphires.
your gates out of sparkling stones,
and all your walls out of precious stones.
their prosperity will be great,
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.
it is not from Me;
whoever attacks you
will fall before you.
who blows on the charcoal fire
and produces a weapon suitable for its task;
and I have created the destroyer to cause havoc.
and you will refute any accusation
raised against you in court.
This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants,
and their righteousness is from Me.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.