“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.” (Isaiah 54:1-17 AV)