Isaiah 54:1-8
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h "Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of i the desolate one j will be more
than the children of her who is married," says the Lord.
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k "Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
and strengthen your stakes.
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l For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
and your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the desolate cities.
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"Fear not, m for you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
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n For your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
o and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
p the God of the whole earth he is called.
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q For the Lord has called you
like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
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r For a brief moment I deserted you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
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r In overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
s but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,"
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
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Cross References
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.
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Cross References
Isaiah 62:4
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:19 - 20
Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land - surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
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Cross References
Isaiah 11:14
But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west, and together they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites shall obey them.
Genesis 28:14
Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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Cross References
Isaiah 45:17
But Israel is saved by the Lord with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity.
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Cross References
Isaiah 62:4 - 5
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Hosea 2:7
She shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and she shall seek them but shall not find them. Then she shall say, 'I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better for me then than now.
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Cross References
Isaiah 43:14
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
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Cross References
Zechariah 14:9
And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.
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Cross References
Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married," says the Lord.
Isaiah 49:14
But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age.
Isaiah 62:4
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
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Cross References
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.
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Cross References
Isaiah 54:7
For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
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Cross References
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
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