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 Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Sing H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- O barren H6135 (עָקָר) — sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)
- didst not bear H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- break forth H6476 (פָּצַח) — to break out (in joyful sound)
- into singing H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- and cry aloud H6670 (צָהַל) — to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
- didst not travail with child H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
- for more H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of the desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- than the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of the married wife H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Enlarge H7337 (רָחַב) — to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
- the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- of thy tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- and let them stretch forth H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- the curtains H3407 (יְרִיעָה) — a hanging (as tremulous)
- of thine habitations H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
- spare H2820 (חָשַׂךְ) — to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
- not, lengthen H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- thy cords H4340 (מֵיתָר) — a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)
- and strengthen H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- thy stakes H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
3 For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou shalt break forth H6555 (פָּרַץ) — to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
- on the right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- and on the left H8040 (שְׂמֹאול) — properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
- and thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall inherit H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and make the desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- to be inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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 the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not; for thou shalt not be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- neither be thou confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- for thou shalt not be put to shame H2659 (חָפֵר) — to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
- for thou shalt forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- the shame H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- of thy youth H5934 (עָלוּם) — (only in plural as abstract) adolescence; figuratively, vigor
- and shalt not remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- the reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- of thy widowhood H491 (אַלְמָנוּת) — concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood
5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thy Maker H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thine husband H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- and thy Redeemer H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- The God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of the whole earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall he be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
6 For Jehovah hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- thee as a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- and grieved H6087 (עָצַב) — properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger
- in spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- and a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
- when thou wast refused H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For a small H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- moment H7281 (רֶגַע) — a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
- have I forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- thee; but with great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- mercies H7356 (רַחַם) — compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
- will I gather H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In a little H8241 (שֶׁצֶף) — an outburst (of anger)
- wrath H7110 (קֶצֶף) — a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife
- I hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- my face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- from thee for a moment H7281 (רֶגַע) — a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
- but with everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- kindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- will I have mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- on thee, saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy Redeemer H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- I have sworn H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- that the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- should no more go over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- so have I sworn H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- that I would not be wroth H7107 (קָצַף) — to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage
- with thee, nor rebuke H1605 (גָּעַר) — to chide
10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- shall depart H4185 (מוּשׁ) — to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
- and the hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- be removed H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
- but my kindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- shall not depart H4185 (מוּשׁ) — to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
- from thee, neither shall the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of my peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that hath mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O thou afflicted H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- tossed with tempest H5590 (סָעַר) — to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- not comforted H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- behold, I will lay H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- thy stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- with fair colours H6320 (פּוּךְ) — dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes)
- and lay thy foundations H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
- with sapphires H5601 (סַפִּיר) — a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
12 And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- thy windows H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- of agates H3539 (כַּדְכֹּד) — a sparkling gem, probably the ruby
- and thy gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of carbuncles H688 (אֶקְדָּח) — burning, i.e. a carbuncle or other fiery gem
- of carbuncles H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- and all thy borders H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
- of pleasant H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
13 And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all thy children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- taught H3928 (לִמּוּד) — instructed
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- the peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- of thy children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- shalt thou be established H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- thou shalt be far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from oppression H6233 (עֹשֶׁק) — injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
- for thou shalt not fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- and from terror H4288 (מְחִתָּה) — properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
- for it shall not come near H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
15 Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, they shall surely H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- gather together H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- not H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- by me: whosoever H4310 (מִי) — who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
- shall gather together H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- against thee shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I have created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- the smith H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- that bloweth H5301 (נָפַח) — to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
- the coals H6352 (פֶּחָם) — a coal, whether charred or live
- in the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- and that bringeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- an instrument H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- for his work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- and I have created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- the waster H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- to destroy H2254 (חָבַל) — to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
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 Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- No weapon H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- that is formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- against thee shall prosper H6743 (צָלַח) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- and every tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- shall rise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- against thee in judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- thou shalt condemn H7561 (רָשַׁע) — to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
- the heritage H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of the servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and their righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- of me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God