Isaiah 54

1 Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.

to sing barren not to beget to break out cry and to cry out not to twist: writh in pain for many son: child be desolate: destroyed from son: child rule: to marry to say LORD

2 Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.

to enlarge place tent your and curtain tabernacle your to stretch not to withhold to prolong cord your and peg your to strengthen: strengthen

3 [You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].

for right and left to break through and seed: children your nation to possess: take and city be desolate: destroyed to dwell

4 Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.

not to fear for not be ashamed and not be humiliated for not be ashamed for shame youth your to forget and reproach widowhood your not to remember still

5 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.

for rule: to marry you to make you LORD Hosts name his and to redeem: redeem your holy Israel God all [the] land: country/planet to call: call by

6 You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.

for like/as woman: wife to leave: forsake and to hurt spirit to call: call to you LORD and woman: wife youth for to reject to say God your

7 I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’

in/on/with moment small to leave: forsake you and in/on/with compassion great: large to gather you

8 I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.

in/on/with overflowing wrath to hide face my moment from you and in/on/with kindness forever: enduring to have compassion you to say to redeem: redeem your LORD

9 During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).

for water Noah this to/for me which to swear from to pass water Noah still upon [the] land: country/planet so to swear from be angry upon you and from to rebuke in/on/with you

10 Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.

for [the] mountain: mount to remove and [the] hill to shake and kindness my from with you not to remove and covenant peace my not to shake to say to have compassion you LORD

11 You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).

afflicted to rage not to be sorry: comfort behold I to stretch in/on/with color stone your and to found you in/on/with sapphire

12 I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.

and to set: make ruby sun your and gate your to/for stone carbuncle and all border: boundary your to/for stone pleasure

13 I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.

and all son: child your disciple LORD and many peace son: child your

14 Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).

in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish to remove from oppression for not to fear and from terror for not to present: come to(wards) you

15 If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.

look! to quarrel to quarrel end from [obj] me who? to quarrel with you upon you to fall: fall

16 Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].

(behold *Q(K)*) I to create artificer to breathe in/on/with fire coal and to come out: produce article/utensil to/for deed: work his and I to create to ruin to/for to destroy

17 [But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”

all article/utensil to form: formed upon you not to prosper and all tongue to arise: attack with you to/for justice: judgement be wicked this inheritance servant/slave LORD and righteousness their from with me utterance LORD

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