Thematic Bible




Isaiah 54:1 (show verse)

“Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth;
Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]!
For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate one will be more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 54:2 (show verse)


“Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children];
Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;
Lengthen your tent ropes
And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground].

Isaiah 54:3 (show verse)


“For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
And your descendants will take possession of nations
And will inhabit deserted cities.

Isaiah 54:4 (show verse)


“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,
And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, 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.

Isaiah 54:5 (show verse)


“For your husband is your Maker,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 54:6 (show verse)


“For the Lord has called you,
Like a wife who has been abandoned, grieved in spirit,
And like a wife [married] in her youth when she is [later] rejected and scorned,”
Says your God.

Isaiah 54:7 (show verse)


“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion and mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].

Isaiah 54:8 (show verse)


“In an outburst of wrath
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:9 (show verse)


“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah
Would not flood the earth again;
In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.

Isaiah 54:10 (show verse)


“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken,”
Says the Lord who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:11 (show verse)


“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.

Isaiah 54:12 (show verse)


“And I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of [shining] beryl stones,
And all your [barrier] walls of precious stones.

Isaiah 54:13 (show verse)


“And all your [spiritual] sons will be disciples [of the Lord],
And great will be the well-being of your sons.

Isaiah 54:14 (show verse)


“You will be firmly established in righteousness:
You will be far from [even the thought of] oppression, for you will not fear,
And from terror, for it will not come near you.

Isaiah 54:15 (show verse)


“If anyone fiercely attacks you it will not be from Me.
Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.

Isaiah 54:16 (show verse)


“Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals
And who produces a weapon for its purpose;
And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.

Isaiah 54:17 (show verse)


“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;
And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn.
This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.