Isaiah 54 : 1 (NLT)
"Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband," says the LORD.
Isaiah 54 : 2 (NLT)
"Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
Isaiah 54 : 3 (NLT)
For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations and resettle the ruined cities.
Isaiah 54 : 4 (NLT)
"Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.
Isaiah 54 : 5 (NLT)
For your Creator will be your husband; the LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.
Isaiah 54 : 6 (NLT)
For the LORD has called you back from your grief-- as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband," says your God.
Isaiah 54 : 7 (NLT)
"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.
Isaiah 54 : 8 (NLT)
In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," says the LORD, your Redeemer.
Isaiah 54 : 9 (NLT)
"Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you.
Isaiah 54 : 10 (NLT)
For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken," says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
Isaiah 54 : 11 (NLT)
"O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
Isaiah 54 : 12 (NLT)
I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, your gates of shining gems, and your walls of precious stones.
Isaiah 54 : 13 (NLT)
I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace.
Isaiah 54 : 14 (NLT)
You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, and terror will not come near.
Isaiah 54 : 15 (NLT)
If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat.
Isaiah 54 : 16 (NLT)
"I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy.
Isaiah 54 : 17 (NLT)
But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from me. I, the LORD, have spoken!
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