1
"Shout for
joy, O
barren one, you who have
borne no child;
Break forth into
joyful shouting and
cry aloud, you who have not
travailed; For the
sons of the
desolate one will be
more numerous Than the
sons of the
married woman,"
says the
LORD.
yil]h;c.w h'Nir yix.ciP h'd'l'y a{l h'r'q][ yiN'r ? yen.Bim h'memw{v -yen.B ~yiB;r -yiK h'l'x -a{l ? h'wh.y r;m'a h'l.W[.b
2
"Enlarge the
place of your
tent;
Stretch out the
curtains of your
dwellings,
spare not;
Lengthen your
cords And
strengthen your
pegs.
.$Iy;tw{n.K.vim tw{[yiryiw .$el\h'a ~w{q.m yibyix.r;h ? .$Iy;t{detyiw .$Iy;r'tyem yikyir]a;h yik{f.x;T -l;a .WJ;y ? yiqeZ;x
3
"For you will
spread abroad to the
right and to the
left. And your
descendants will
possess nations And will
resettle the
desolate cities.
~Iyw{G .$e[.r;z.w yic{r.piT lwa{m.f.W !yim'y -yiK ? .Wbyivw{y tw{M;v.n ~yir'[.w v'ryIy
4
"Fear not, for you will not be
put to
shame; And do not
feel humiliated, for you will not be
disgraced; But you will
forget the
shame of your
youth, And the
reproach of your
widowhood you will
remember no more.
yim.l'KiT -l;a.w yivw{bet a{l -yiK yia.ryiT -l;a ? yix'K.viT .$Iy;m.Wl][ t,v{b yiK yiryiP.x;t a{l yiK ? dw{[ -yir.K.zit a{l .$Iy;t.Wn.m.l;a t;P.r,x.w
5
"For your
husband is your
Maker, Whose
name is the
LORD of
hosts; And your
Redeemer is the
Holy One of
Israel, Who is
called the
God of
all the
earth.
.$el]a{g.w w{m.v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y .$Iy;f{[ .$Iy;l][{b yiK ? aer'QIy #,r'a'h -l'k yeh{l/a lea'r.fIy vw{d.q
6
"For the
LORD has
called you, Like a
wife forsaken and
grieved in
spirit, Even like a
wife of one's
youth when she is
rejected,"
Says your
God.
.$'a'r.q ;x.Wr t;b.Wc][;w h'b.Wz][ h'Via.k -yiK ? .$Iy'h{l/a r;m'a sea'Mit yiK ~yir.W[.n t,vea.w h'wh.y
7
"For a
brief moment I
forsook you, But with
great compassion I will
gather you.
.$ec.B;q]a ~yil{d.G ~yim]x;r.b.W .$yiT.b;z][ !{j'q [;g,r.B
8
"In an
outburst of
anger I
hid My
face from you for a
moment, But with
everlasting lovingkindness I will
have compassion on you,"
Says the
LORD your
Redeemer.
d,s,x.b.W .$eMim [;g,r y;n'p yiT.r;T.sih @,c,q @,c,v.B ? h'wh.y .$el]a{G r;m'a .$yiT.m;xir ~'lw{[
9
"For
this is like the
days of
Noah to Me,
When I
swore that the
waters of
Noah Would not
flood the
earth again;
So I have
sworn that I will not be
angry with you
Nor will I
rebuke you.
r{b][em yiT.[;B.vin r,v]a yil ta{z ;x{n yem -yiK ? @{c.Qim yiT.[;B.vin !eK #,r'a'h -l;[ dw{[ ;x{n -yem ? .$'B -r'[.Gim.W .$Iy;l'[
10
"For the
mountains may be
removed and the
hills may
shake, But My
lovingkindness will not be
removed from you, And My
covenant of
peace will not be
shaken,"
Says the
LORD who
has compassion on you.
yiD.s;x.w h'n,j.Wm.T tw{['b.G;h.w .Wv.Wm'y ~yir'h,h yiK ? j.Wm't a{l yimw{l.v tyir.b.W v.Wm'y -a{l .$eTiaem ? h'wh.y .$em]x;r.m r;m'a
11
"O
afflicted one,
storm-tossed, and not
comforted,
Behold, I will
set your
stones in
antimony, And your
foundations I will
lay in
sapphires.
#yiB.r;m yik{n'a heNih h'm'xUn a{l h'r][{s h'Yin][ ? ~yiryiP;S;B .$yiT.d;syiw .$Iy;n'b]a .$.WP;B
12
"Moreover, I will
make your
battlements of
rubies, And your
gates of
crystal, And your
entire wall of
precious stones.
yen.b;a.l .$Iy;r'[.v.W .$Iy;t{v.miv d{k.d;K yiT.m;f.w ? #,pex -yen.b;a.l .$el.Wb.G -l'k.w x'D.q,a
13
"All your
sons will be
taught of the
LORD; And the
well-being of your
sons will be
great.
.$Iy'n'B ~w{l.v b;r.w h'wh.y yed.WMil .$Iy;n'B -l'k.w
14
"In
righteousness you will be
established; You will be
far from
oppression, for you will not
fear; And from
terror, for it will not
come near you.
yia'ryit a{l -yiK q,v{[em yiq]x;r yin'nw{KiT h'q'd.ciB ? .$Iy'lea b;r.qit -a{l yiK h'Tix.Mim.W
15
"If anyone
fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.
Whoever assails you will
fall because of you.
.$'Tia r'g -yim yitw{aem s,p,a r.Wg'y rw{G !eh ? lw{PIy .$Iy;l'[
16
"Behold, I
Myself have
created the
smith who
blows the
fire of
coals And
brings out a
weapon for its
work; And I have
created the
destroyer to
ruin.
ayicw{m.W ~'x,P vea.B ;xep{n v'r'x yita'r'B yik{n'a !eh ? leB;x.l tyix.v;m yita'r'B yik{n'a.w .Whef][;m.l yil.k
17
"No * weapon that is
formed against you will
prosper; And
every tongue that
accuses you in
judgment you will
condemn.
This is the
heritage of the
servants of the
LORD, And their
vindication is from Me,"
declares the
LORD.
!w{v'l -l'k.w x'l.cIy a{l .$Iy;l'[ r;c.Wy yil.K -l'K ? t;l]x;n ta{z yi[yiv.r;T j'P.viM;l ].k'Tia -m.Wq'T ? h'wh.y -mUa.n yiTiaem ~'t'q.dic.w h'wh.y yed.b;[