Isaiah 54:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Shout for joy, O barren one who has borne no children; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of the one who is married, says the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 21:6

Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

Psalm 113:9

He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Song of Solomon 8:8

We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister, on the day when she is spoken for?

Isaiah 12:6

Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 24:14

They lift up their voices; they sing for joy; they shout from the west over the majesty of the Lord.

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified in Israel.

Isaiah 49:13

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his suffering ones.

Isaiah 49:19

For your wastelands, your desolate places, and your devastated land— now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.

Isaiah 49:20

The children born in the time of your bereavement will yet say in your hearing: “The place is too crowded for me; make room for me to settle.”

Isaiah 62:4

You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her and your land Married, for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.

Isaiah 66:7

Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.

Zephaniah 3:14

Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written, “Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children, burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs, for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than the children of the one who is married.”

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.