Isa 54:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. ( , ). shame of thy youth-- Israel's unfaithfulness as wife of Jehovah, almost from her earliest history. reproach of widowhood-- Israel's punishment in her consequent dismissal from God and barrenness of spiritual children in Babylon and her present dispersion ( ; ; , ; ; ).

‏ Isaiah 54:4

shame of thy youth--Israel's unfaithfulness as wife of Jehovah, almost from her earliest history.

reproach of widowhood--Israel's punishment in her consequent dismissal from God and barrenness of spiritual children in Babylon and her present dispersion (Is 54:1; Is 49:21; Jr 3:24, 25; 31:19; Ho 2:2-5).