1 The Inheritance of the Slaves of Yahweh “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who has not given birth;Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud,youwho have not been in 54:1Or labor pains labor;For more numerous are the sons of the desolate oneThan the sons of the married woman,” says Yahweh.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent; 54:2Lit Let them stretch out Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back;Lengthen your cordsAnd strengthen your pegs.
3 “For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left.And your seed will possess nationsAnd will resettle the desolate cities.
4 ¶“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;And do not feel dishonored, for you will not be humiliated;But you will forget the shame of your virginity,And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 “For your husband is your Maker,Whose name is Yahweh of hosts;And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,Who is called the God of all the earth.
6 “For Yahweh has called you,Like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,Even like a wife ofone’syouth when she is rejected,”Says your God.
7 “ 54:7Lit In For a brief moment I forsook you,But with great compassion I will gather you.
8 “In 54:8Lit an overflowing a flood of furyI hid My face from you for a moment,But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,”Says Yahweh your Redeemer.
9 ¶“For 54:9Some 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 NoahWould not 54:9Lit cross over overflow the earth again;So I have sworn that I will not be furious with youNor will I rebuke you.
10 “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,”Says Yahweh who has compassion on you.
11 ¶“O afflicted one, storm-tossed,andnot comforted,Behold, I will lay your stones in antimony,And your foundations I will set in 54:11Or lapis lazuli sapphires.
12 “Moreover, I will make your battlements of 54:12Bright red rubies,And your gates of 54:12Or carbuncles crystal,And your entire 54:12Lit border, boundary wall of 54:12Lit desirable precious stones.
13 “All your sons will be 54:13Or disciples taught of Yahweh;And the peace of your sons will be great.
14 “In righteousness you will be established;You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear,And from terror, for it will not come near you.
15 “If anyone fiercely attacksyouit will not be from Me.Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.
16 “Behold, I Myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coalsAnd brings out a weapon for its work;And I have created the bringer of ruin to wreak destruction.
17 “No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;And every tongue that 54:17Lit rises against accuses you in judgment you will condemn.This is the inheritance of the 54:17Or servants slaves of Yahweh,And their righteousness is from Me,” declares Yahweh.