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        for you will spread out to the right and to the left.
And your descendants[a] will be heir to the nations,
    and they will inhabit desolate towns.
You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed,
    and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed,
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
    and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
For your husband[b] is your maker,[c] his name is Yahweh of hosts;
    and your redeemer is the holy one of Israel, he is called the God of all of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:3 Hebrew “descendant”
  2. Isaiah 54:5 The Hebrew is plural
  3. Isaiah 54:5 The Hebrew is plural

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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