54Isaiah 54

The 's Love for Israel

1Jerusalem, you have been like a childless woman, but now you can sing and shout for joy. Now you will have more children than a woman whose husband never left her.Select Isaiah 54:1

2Make the tent you live in larger; lengthen its ropes and strengthen the pegs!Select Isaiah 54:2

3You will extend your boundaries on all sides; your people will get back the land that the other nations now occupy. Cities now deserted will be filled with people.Select Isaiah 54:3

4Do not be afraid—you will not be disgraced again; you will not be humiliated. You will forget your unfaithfulness as a young wife, and your desperate loneliness as a widow.Select Isaiah 54:4

5Your Creator will be like a husband to you— the Lord Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you— he is the ruler of all the world.Select Isaiah 54:5

6Israel, you are like a young wife, deserted by her husband and deeply distressed. But the Lord calls you back to him and says:Select Isaiah 54:6

7“For one brief moment I left you; with deep love I will take you back.Select Isaiah 54:7

8I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever.” So says the Lord who saves you.Select Isaiah 54:8

9“In the time of Noah I promised never again to flood the earth. Now I promise not to be angry with you again; I will not reprimand or punish you.Select Isaiah 54:9

10The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace.” So says the Lord who loves you.Select Isaiah 54:10

The Future Jerusalem

11The Lord says, “O Jerusalem, you suffering, helpless city, with no one to comfort you, I will rebuild your foundations with precious stones.Select Isaiah 54:11

12I will build your towers with rubies, your gates with stones that glow like fire, and the wall around you with jewels.Select Isaiah 54:12

13“I myself will teach your people and give them prosperity and peace.Select Isaiah 54:13

14Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror.Select Isaiah 54:14

15Whoever attacks you, does it without my consent; whoever fights against you will fall.Select Isaiah 54:15

16“I create the blacksmith, who builds a fire and forges weapons. I also create the soldier, who uses the weapons to kill.Select Isaiah 54:16

17But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.” The Lord has spoken.Select Isaiah 54:17