Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy (d) youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy (e) widowhood any more.
(d) The afflictions which you suffered at the beginning.
(e) When you were refused for your sins, (Isaiah 50:1).
Verse Isaiah 54:4. _FOR THOU SHALT FORGET THE SHAME OF THY YOUTH_] That is, "The bondage of Egypt: _widowhood_, the captivity of Babylon." - _Secker_....
FEAR NOT ... - (See Isaiah 41:10, note, Isaiah 41:14, note). NEITHER SHALT THOU BE CONFOUNDED - All these words mean substantially the same thing; and the design of the prophet is to affirm, in the st...
CHAPTER 54 ISRAEL CALLED TO SING 1. _The blessings of restoration (Isaiah 54:1) _ 2. _Mercy bestowed (Isaiah 54:7) _ 3. _The earthly glory of Jerusalem (Isaiah 54:11) _ 4. Jehovah keeps and defends Hi...
LIV. ZION SHALL BE RESTORED TO HER PLACE AS YAHWEH'S WIFE, NEVER AGAIN TO BE REJECTED. The poet pictures Zion as a barren wife, left desolate by her husband. Let her break into transports of joy, for...
FEAR NOT. ASHAMED. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:6). Compare Isaiah 44:16; Isaiah 44:17. THE SHAME OF THY YOUTH. Reference to Israel's days of idolatry. Compare...
_the reproach of thy widowhood_clearly refers to the period of the Exile when Zion regarded herself as cast off by Jehovah. The sense of _the shame of thy youth_is less obvious. Since the conception h...
Zion shall forget her former shame in the joy of reconciliation to her God....
VIII. COMMUNION THROUGH GOD'S COVENANT Chapter S 54-59 A. WED TO THE LORD IN COVENANT RELATIONSHIP CHAPTER 54 1. RECONCILED TEXT: Isaiah 54:1-8 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break f...
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widow...
1. MARRIED WIFE] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity....
SHAME OF THY YOUTH] i.e. desertion of Jehovah for other gods in her earlier history. THY WIDOWHOOD] the period of the exile, when Jehovah seemed to have f orsaken her....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 54 THE NUMBER OF GOD’S PEOPLE WILL INCREASE VASTLY V1 (The *Lord speaks) ‘Sing for joy...
THOU SHALT FORGET. — The “shame of thy youth,” was the Egyptian bondage, from which Jehovah chose Israel to be His bride (Jeremiah 3:1; Ezekiel 16:1). The “reproach of widowhood” was the captivity in...
אַל ־תִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּי ־לֹ֣א תֵבֹ֔ושִׁי וְ אַל
BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ourselv...
THE WONDROUS LOVE OF GOD Isaiah 54:1-17 We have heard the exiles summoned to leave Babylon, and have beheld the Savior becoming the sin-bearer. Here our attention is recalled to the still desolate c...
We now come to the section which deals with the triumphant singing resulting from the work of the Servant of God, and this chapter is the song of assurance. It first sets forth the glorious fact of re...
_Widowhood. Thy former excesses shall be forgotten. (Calmet)_...
4._Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. _Here, as formerly, he strengthens the hearts of believers, and addresses the whole Church; for the calamity was universal, and the Church appeared to be to...
Chapter 54 gives the result of these events to Jerusalem in those days. Jerusalem is looked at as barren and desolate, after having rejected Him who came to be her husband; but now, through that grace...
FEAR NOT,.... The fulfilment of these things; however unlikely and unpromising they might seem, yet God was able to perform them; and therefore way should not be given to a fearful, distrustful, and u...
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowh...
_Thou shalt not be ashamed_ As formerly, of the straitness of thy borders, and the fewness of thy children. _Thou shalt forget the reproach of thy youth_ Thy barrenness in former times: so great shall...
THE LORD'S PROMISE TO RELIEVE ZION'S BARRENNESS...
Fear not, in doubt as to the truth and certainty of the promise given, FOR THOU SHALT NOT BE ASHAMED, not experience another rejection at the hand of the Lord; NEITHER BE THOU CONFOUNDED, made the obj...
1-5 Observe the low state of religion in the world, for a long time before Christianity was brought in. But by preaching the gospel, multitudes were converted from idols to the living God. This is ma...
THOU SHALT NOT BE ASHAMED for that barrenness and widowhood, which once was the matter of thy grief and shame, because now thou shalt be delivered from it, and God will own thee for his wife, and bege...
Isaiah 54:4 fear H3372 (H8799) ashamed H954 (H8799) disgraced H3637 (H8735) shame H2659 (H8686) forget...
THE RESTORATION OF GOD'S ERRING WIFE (ISAIAH 54:1). In this chapter we have the gradual unfolding of the work of the Servant. God will prosper His true people in the future so that they will multiply...
Isaiah 54:4 Shall I remember my sins in heaven? I. There is a recollection inevitable. The identity of persons will involve an identity of consciousness. Abraham is in heaven, for example; and he fee...
Isaiah 54:1. _Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of...
Isaiah 54:1. _Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of...
Try and suck all the sweetness that you can out of this chapter while we read it. The personal application of a promise to the heart by the Holy Spirit is that which is wanted. The honey in Jonathan's...
The precious promises, contained in this chapter, belong in the first place to the Church of God; but, as that which belongs to the Church, really belongs to every member of it, we shall not be acting...
CONTENTS: Israel as the restored wife of Jehovah in the Kingdom age. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: We may with greatest assurance depend upon God for the keeping of His covenant with His peop...
Isaiah 54:1. _Sing, oh barren, thou that didst not bear._ This prophecy is a song of praise, exulting in the assurance that the gentile world should be converted to Christ. The prophet saw it as alrea...
_Fear not; for thou shalt net be ashamed_ SHAME Here, as in many other cases, shame includes the disappointment of the hopes, hut with specific reference to previous misconduct (Job 6:20). The first...
_Sing, O barren_ JERUSALEM: BARREN, THEN FRUITFUL The direct address refers to Jerusalem, which resembled Sarah in her early barrenness and later fruitfulness Isaiah 51:1). (_F. Delitzsch, D.D._) T...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 54:1 The everlasting love of God will heal all his people’s sorrows, if they will accept the terms of his glorious grace. ⇐...
SECTION IV.—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL, COMBINED WITH EXHORTATION (CH. 54-56:8). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 54:1 A PROMISE TO ISRAEL O
Israel is to be restored as Jehovah's wife, chapter 54. Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the chil...
1 Peter 2:6; Ezekiel 16:22; Ezekiel 16:43; Ezekiel 16:60; Hosea 3:1;
Ashamed — For the barrenness and widowhood, which once was the matter of thy grief and shame. Forget — Thou shalt not be upbraided with thy former barrenness in thy youthful state....