Isaiah 54

King James Version · 17 verses · 636 cross-references linking it to 316 other chapters

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1Sing, 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.49 cross-references: Galatians 4:27, Isaiah 62:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, Hebrews 11:11–12, Zechariah 9:9
2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;15 cross-references: Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 10:20, Exodus 39:40, Isaiah 49:19–20, Exodus 35:18
3For 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.28 cross-references: Isaiah 43:5–6, Genesis 28:14, Ezekiel 36:35–36, Isaiah 52:9, Isaiah 60:3–13
4Fear 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.33 cross-references: Isaiah 41:10, 1 Peter 2:6, Isaiah 61:7, Jeremiah 31:19, Isaiah 45:16–17
5For 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.70 cross-references: Ephesians 5:25–27, Hosea 2:19–20, Isaiah 48:17, 2 Corinthians 11:2–3, Ezekiel 16:8
6For 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.24 cross-references: Isaiah 62:4, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Hosea 2:14–15, Hosea 2:1–2, Proverbs 5:18
7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.38 cross-references: Psalms 30:5, Micah 4:6, 2 Peter 3:8, Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 60:4
8In 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.42 cross-references: Jeremiah 31:3, Ezekiel 39:23–24, 1 Timothy 1:16, Isaiah 60:10, Zechariah 1:15
9For 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.30 cross-references: Isaiah 12:1, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 9:11–16, Hebrews 6:16–18, Psalms 104:9
10For 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.36 cross-references: Psalms 89:33–34, Psalms 46:2, Ephesians 2:4–5, Matthew 24:35, Romans 11:29
11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.62 cross-references: 1 Peter 2:4–6, Jeremiah 30:17, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Acts 14:22, Revelation 21:18–21
12And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.64 cross-references: John 6:45, Philippians 4:7, Psalms 119:165, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:10
14In 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.32 cross-references: Proverbs 3:25–26, Jeremiah 30:10, Zechariah 9:8, Zechariah 2:4–5, Zechariah 8:3
15Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.24 cross-references: Isaiah 41:11–16, Psalms 37:12–13, Zechariah 12:9, Zechariah 2:8, Isaiah 43:3–4
16Behold, 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.18 cross-references: Proverbs 16:4, Exodus 9:16, Isaiah 46:11, Isaiah 10:15, Isaiah 10:5–6
17No 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.76 cross-references: Romans 8:28–39, Isaiah 54:15, John 10:28–30, Isaiah 50:8, Romans 8:1

Explained connections

Rejoice, barren one Isaiah 54:1 and Galatians 4:27
Isaiah calls barren, desolate Zion to sing because her children will outnumber those of the married woman. Paul links it to Sarah's barrenness and to the 'Jerusalem above', whose children are born by promise.
All taught by God Isaiah 54:13 and John 6:45
Isaiah promises restored Zion's children will be taught by the LORD. Jesus says everyone who has truly listened to the Father comes to him.
As I swore in Noah's day Genesis 9:11 and Isaiah 54:9
God covenants never again to flood the earth. Isaiah cites that oath to assure exiled Israel that God's anger will not last: his covenant of peace will not be removed.

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