1 Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. 3 For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities. 4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood. 5 For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth. 6 For the Lord hath called thee as woman forsaken and mourning in spirit, and as a wife cast off from her youth, said thy God. 7 For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer. 9 This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 11 O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires, 12 And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones. 13 All thy children shall be taught of the Lord: and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 And thou shalt be founded in justice: depart far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, an inhabitant shall come, who was not with me, he that was a stranger to thee before, shall be joined to thee. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the killer to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.
Isaiah · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Isaiah 54 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 4:27; Isaiah 62:4; 1 Samuel 2:5; Hebrews 11:11–12; Psalm 113:9
- 2 Isaiah 33:20; Isaiah 49:19–20; Jeremiah 10:20; Exodus 39:40; Exodus 35:18
- 3 Isaiah 43:5–6; Genesis 28:14; Isaiah 60:3–13; Isaiah 49:18–19; Ezekiel 36:35–36
- 4 Isaiah 41:10; 1 Peter 2:6; Isaiah 61:7; Jeremiah 31:19; Isaiah 45:16–17
- 5 Ephesians 5:25–27; Hosea 2:19–20; 2 Corinthians 11:2–3; Isaiah 48:17; Ezekiel 16:8
- 6 Isaiah 62:4; Hosea 2:14–15; Proverbs 5:18; Hosea 2:1–2; Ecclesiastes 9:9
- 7 Psalm 30:5; 2 Peter 3:8; Micah 4:6; Isaiah 26:20; Deuteronomy 30:3
- 8 Jeremiah 31:3; Isaiah 60:10; 1 Timothy 1:16; Ezekiel 39:23–24; Isaiah 54:10
- 9 Isaiah 12:1; Genesis 8:21; Genesis 9:11–16; Hebrews 6:16–18; Isaiah 55:11
- 10 Psalm 89:33–34; Psalm 46:2; Ephesians 2:4–5; Matthew 24:35; Romans 11:29
- 11 1 Peter 2:4–6; Acts 14:22; Jeremiah 30:17; Isaiah 54:6; 1 Chronicles 29:2
- 13 John 6:45; Philippians 4:7; Psalm 119:165; Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:10
- 14 Proverbs 3:25–26; Jeremiah 30:10; Zechariah 9:8; Ezekiel 36:27–28; Zechariah 2:4–5
- 15 Isaiah 41:11–16; Psalm 37:12–13; Zechariah 12:9; Zechariah 2:8; Isaiah 43:3–4
- 16 Proverbs 16:4; Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 46:11; Isaiah 10:5–6; Isaiah 10:15
- 17 Romans 8:28–39; Isaiah 54:15; John 10:28–30; Isaiah 50:8; Romans 8:1
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What the Fathers said
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… than from the Jews and Samaritans, we will produce: it ran thus: "Rejoice, O barren, thou that dost not bear; break forth and shout, thou that dost not travail, because many more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath an husband." For all the Gentiles were "desolate" of the true God, serving the works of their …
… and I will lay thy ramparts with jasper, and thy gates with crystal, and thy wall with choice stones: and all thy children shall be taught of God, and great shall be the peace of thy children; and in righteousness shalt thou be built up." And yet again does he say the same thing: "Behold, I make Jerusalem a rejoicing, …
He says, "Rejoice, O barren, thou that barest not; break forth and cry, thou that didst not travail with child: for many more are the children of the desolate than of her that has an husband." But these must suffice; and some things in them ought to be expounded; yet I think those parts sufficient which are so plain that …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… ye nations." For that God known in Judah, is King of all the earth: now by all He is acknowledged, for that is fulfilled which Isaiah saith, "He is thy God who hath delivered thee, the God of the whole earth shall He be called." "Sing ye praises with understanding." He teacheth us and warneth us to sing praises with …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… are by a hidden Bridegroom....The Prophet addeth, "Enlarge the place of Thy tabernacle, and Thy courts fix thou: there is no cause for thee to spare, extend further thy cords, and strong stakes set thou again and again on the right and on the left." Upon the right keep good men, on the left keep evil men, until there come …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)