Isaiah 54

The Fertility of Zion

1 “ ^aShout for joy, infertile one, you who have not given birth to any child;
Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor;
For the sons of the ^bdesolate one will be ^cmore numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 “ ^dEnlarge the place of your tent;
▼

▼Lit Let them stretch out

Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;
Lengthen your ^fropes
And strengthen your ^gpegs.
3 “For you will ^hspread out to the right and to the left.
And your ▼

▼Lit seed

descendants will ^jpossess nations
And will ^kresettle the desolate cities.

4 “Fear not, for you will ^lnot be put to shame;
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced;
But you will forget the ^mshame of your youth,
And no longer remember the ⁿdisgrace of your widowhood.
5 “For your ^ohusband is your Maker,
Whose name is the Lord of armies;
And your ^pRedeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the ^qGod of all the earth.
6 “For the Lord has called you,
Like a wife ^rforsaken and grieved in spirit,
Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
Says your God.
7 “ ▼

▼Lit In

For a ^tbrief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion I will ^ugather you.
8 “In an ▼

▼Lit overflowing

, ^woutburst of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting ^xfavor I will ^yhave compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your ^zRedeemer.

9 “For ▼

▼Some mss the waters of Noah this is to Me

this is like the days of Noah to Me,
When I swore that the waters of Noah
Would ^abnot ▼

▼Lit cross over

flood the earth again;
So I have sworn that I will ^adnot be angry with you
Nor rebuke you.
10 “For the ^aemountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My ▼

▼Or faithfulness

favor will not be removed from you,
Nor will My ^agcovenant of peace be shaken,”
Says ^ahthe Lord who has compassion on you.

11 “ ^aiAfflicted one, storm-tossed, and ^ajnot comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And I will ^aklay your foundations with ▼

▼Or lapis lazuli

, ^amsapphires.
12 “Moreover, I will make your battlements of ▼

▼I.e., bright red

rubies,
And your gates of ▼

▼Or carbuncles

crystal,
And your entire ▼

▼Lit border, boundary

wall of precious stones.
13 “ ^aqAll your sons will be ▼

▼Or disciples of

taught by the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be ^asgreat.
14 “In ^atrighteousness you will be established;
You will be far from ^auoppression, for you will ^avnot fear;
And from ^awterror, for it will not come near you.
15 “If anyone fiercely attacks you, it will not be from Me.
^axWhoever attacks you will fall because of you.
16 “Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals
And produces a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.
17 “ ^ayNo weapon that is formed against you will succeed;
And you will condemn ^azevery tongue that ▼

▼Lit rises against

accuses you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their ^bbvindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

Isaiah 55:1-5

The Free Offer of Mercy

1 “ ▼

▼Lit Hoy

You there! Everyone who ^bdthirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have ^beno ▼

▼Lit silver

money come, buy and eat.
Come, buy ^bgwine and milk
^bhWithout money and without cost.
2 “Why do you ▼

▼Lit weigh out silver

spend money for what is ^bjnot bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and ^bkeat what is good,
And ^bldelight yourself in abundance.
3 “ ^bmIncline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that ▼

▼Lit your soul

you may ^bolive;
And I will make ^bpan everlasting covenant with you,
According to the ^bqfaithful mercies ▼

▼Lit of David

shown to David.
4 “Behold, I have made ^bshim a witness to the peoples,
A ^btleader and commander for the peoples.
5 “Behold, you will call a ^bunation you do not know,
And a nation which does not know you will ^bvrun to you,
Because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel;
For He has ^bwglorified you.”