For thou shalt increase on the right hand and on the left, and thy seed shall possess the Gentiles, and dwell in the desolate cities.

Fear not: for thou shalt not be ashamed, neither shalt thou be confounded: for thou shalt not be put to shame: yea, thou shalt forget the shame of thy [a]youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy [b]widowhood anymore.

For he that [c]made thee, is thine husband, (whose name is the Lord of hosts) and thy redeemer the holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of the whole [d]world.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:4 The afflictions which thou suffered at the beginning.
  2. Isaiah 54:4 When as thou wast refused for thy sins, Isa. 50:1.
  3. Isaiah 54:5 That did regenerate thee by his holy Spirit.
  4. Isaiah 54:5 His glory shall shine through the whole World, which seemed before to be shut up in Judea.

For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
    your descendants(A) will dispossess nations(B)
    and settle in their desolate(C) cities.

“Do not be afraid;(D) you will not be put to shame.(E)
    Do not fear disgrace;(F) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(G)
    and remember no more the reproach(H) of your widowhood.(I)
For your Maker(J) is your husband(K)
    the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One(L) of Israel is your Redeemer;(M)
    he is called the God of all the earth.(N)

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