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Isaiah 54 JPS Tanakh (1917)

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1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear, break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail; for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations, spare not; lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. 3 For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more. 5 For thy Maker is thy husband, the LORD of hosts is His name; and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer, the God of the whole earth shall He be called. 6 For the LORD hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit; and a wife of youth, can she be rejected? saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great compassion will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid My face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have compassion on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall My covenant of peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath compassion on thee. 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established; be thou far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear, and from ruin, for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they may gather together, but not by Me; whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their due reward from Me, saith the LORD.

Cross references (16)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Galatians 4:27; Isaiah 62:4; 1 Samuel 2:5; Hebrews 11:11–12; Psalm 113:9
  2. 2 Isaiah 33:20; Isaiah 49:19–20; Jeremiah 10:20; Exodus 39:40; Exodus 35:18
  3. 3 Isaiah 43:5–6; Genesis 28:14; Isaiah 60:3–13; Isaiah 49:18–19; Ezekiel 36:35–36
  4. 4 Isaiah 41:10; 1 Peter 2:6; Isaiah 61:7; Jeremiah 31:19; Isaiah 45:16–17
  5. 5 Ephesians 5:25–27; Hosea 2:19–20; 2 Corinthians 11:2–3; Isaiah 48:17; Ezekiel 16:8
  6. 6 Isaiah 62:4; Hosea 2:14–15; Proverbs 5:18; Hosea 2:1–2; Ecclesiastes 9:9
  7. 7 Psalm 30:5; 2 Peter 3:8; Micah 4:6; Isaiah 26:20; Deuteronomy 30:3
  8. 8 Jeremiah 31:3; Isaiah 60:10; 1 Timothy 1:16; Ezekiel 39:23–24; Isaiah 54:10
  9. 9 Isaiah 12:1; Genesis 8:21; Genesis 9:11–16; Hebrews 6:16–18; Isaiah 55:11
  10. 10 Psalm 89:33–34; Psalm 46:2; Ephesians 2:4–5; Matthew 24:35; Romans 11:29
  11. 11 1 Peter 2:4–6; Acts 14:22; Jeremiah 30:17; Isaiah 54:6; 1 Chronicles 29:2
  12. 13 John 6:45; Philippians 4:7; Psalm 119:165; Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:10
  13. 14 Proverbs 3:25–26; Jeremiah 30:10; Zechariah 9:8; Ezekiel 36:27–28; Zechariah 2:4–5
  14. 15 Isaiah 41:11–16; Psalm 37:12–13; Zechariah 12:9; Zechariah 2:8; Isaiah 43:3–4
  15. 16 Proverbs 16:4; Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 46:11; Isaiah 10:5–6; Isaiah 10:15
  16. 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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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 54:1 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters LIII–LV)

    … 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 …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 54:11–14 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Chapter XXVII)

    … 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, …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 54:1–5 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 26–29)

    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)

  4. Quotes verse 54:5 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XLVII)

    … 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)

  5. Quotes verse 54:2 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LIX)

    … 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)