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God Brings His People Home

54 “Woman, be happy!
You have not had any children,
    but you should be very happy.

“Yes, the woman who is alone[a]
    will have more children than the woman with a husband.”
This is what the Lord says.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:1 Yes, the woman … alone This Hebrew word is like the word “destroyed.” This probably means “Jerusalem, the city that is destroyed.”

The Future Glory of Zion

54 “Sing, barren woman,(A)
    you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,(B)
    you who were never in labor;(C)
because more are the children(D) of the desolate(E) woman
    than of her who has a husband,(F)
says the Lord.

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