Isaiah 54:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Sing and shout, even though you have never had children! The LORD has promised that you will have more children than someone married for a long time.

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

and Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.

Psalm 113:9

When a wife has no children, he blesses her with some, and she is happy. Shout praises to the LORD!

Song of Solomon 8:8

We have a little sister whose breasts are not yet formed. If someone asks to marry her, what should we do?

Isaiah 12:6

Sing, people of Zion! Celebrate the greatness of the holy LORD of Israel. God is here to help you.

Isaiah 24:14

People in the west shout; they joyfully praise the majesty of the LORD.

Isaiah 44:23

Tell the heavens and the earth to start singing! Tell the mountains and every tree in the forest to join in the song! The LORD has rescued his people; now they will worship him.

Isaiah 49:13

Tell the heavens and the earth to celebrate and sing; command every mountain to join in the song. The LORD's people have suffered, but he has shown mercy and given them comfort.

Isaiah 49:19

Jerusalem is now in ruins! Nothing is left of the city. But it will be rebuilt and soon overcrowded; its cruel enemies will be gone far away.

Isaiah 49:20

Jerusalem is a woman whose children were born while she was in deep sorrow over the loss of her husband. Now those children will come and seek room in the crowded city,

Isaiah 62:4

Your name will no longer be “Deserted and Childless”, but “Happily Married”. You will please the LORD; your country will be his bride.

Isaiah 66:7

Have you ever heard of a woman who gave birth to a child before having labour pains?

Zephaniah 3:14

Everyone in Jerusalem and Judah, celebrate and shout with all your heart!

Zechariah 9:9

Everyone in Jerusalem, celebrate and shout! Your king has won a victory, and he is coming to you. He is humble and rides on a donkey; he comes on the colt of a donkey.

Galatians 4:27

The Scriptures say about her, “You have never had children, but now you can be glad. You have never given birth, but now you can shout. Once you had no children, but now you will have more children than a woman who has been married for a long time.”

1 Samuel 2:5

People who once had plenty to eat must now hire themselves out for only a piece of bread. But you give the hungry more than enough to eat. A woman did not have a child, and you gave her seven, but a woman who had many was left with none.