Isaiah 54:1-5 rejoice thou barren, who bearest not; break forth with shouts of joy, thou who sufferest not the pangs of child birth; for many more are the children of the desolate than of her who hath a husband. For the Lord said,

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ rejoice thou barren, who bearest not; break forth with shouts of joy, thou who sufferest not the pangs of child birth; for many more are the children of the desolate than of her who hath a husband. For the Lord said, ² Enlarge the place of thy tent and thy curtains; fix up; spare not; lengthen thy cords and make thy stakes strong. ³ Extend still farther to the right and left. And thy seed shall inherit nations and thou shalt inhabit wasted cities. ⁴ Be not terrified because thou hast been exposed to shame; nor blush because thou hast been reproached. For thou shalt forget the shame of ancient times, and the reproach of thy widowhood ⁵ thou shalt remember no more. For the Lord who is thy maker, whose name is the Lord of Hosts; even he who delivered thee, shall be called the God of Israel, in the whole earth.