The Fertility of Zion

54 (A)Shout for joy, infertile one, you who have not given birth to any child;
Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor;
For the sons of the (B)desolate one will be (C)more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
(D)Enlarge the place of your tent;
[a]Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;
Lengthen your (E)ropes
And strengthen your (F)pegs.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:2 Lit Let them stretch out

The Future Glory of Zion

54 “Sing, barren woman,(A)
    you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,(B)
    you who were never in labor;(C)
because more are the children(D) of the desolate(E) woman
    than of her who has a husband,(F)
says the Lord.
“Enlarge the place of your tent,(G)
    stretch your tent curtains wide,
    do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
    strengthen your stakes.(H)

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10 I will (A)bring them back from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of (B)Gilead and Lebanon
[a]Until (C)no room can be found for them.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:10 Lit And

10 I will bring them back from Egypt
    and gather them from Assyria.(A)
I will bring them to Gilead(B) and Lebanon,
    and there will not be room(C) enough for them.

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