Isaiah 54

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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 with child: 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 thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, 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 shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. 5 For thy Maker is thine husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused , saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies 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 mercy 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 shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 11 ¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant 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: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument 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 righteousness is of me, saith the Lord . 3 Ne. 20:34 . 3 Ne. 22:1 (1–17) . TG Barren . TG Stake . TG Shame . TG Reproach . Jer. 51:5 ; Lam. 1:1 ; Rev. 19:7 . TG Abrahamic Covenant . TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah . TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer . Mosiah 15:1 (1–4) . TG Woman . Isa. 60:15 ; 62:4 . Mal. 2:14 (14–15) . HEB because thou wast despised. Isa. 10:25 . TG Chastening ; Israel, Ten Lost Tribes of . TG Israel, Gathering of . Isa. 60:10 . Ezek. 39:29 . Isa. 8:17 ; 64:7 . TG Kindness . TG God, Mercy of . TG Earth, Cleansing of ; Flood . TG Earth, Renewal of . Mal. 2:5 . TG Rock . TG Children ; Family, Children, Responsibilities toward . TG Teachable ; Teaching . TG Israel, Restoration of . IE God controls all. TG Protection, Divine . Acts 6:10 . TG Servant .