Isaiah

Isaiah 54:1

1“Shout for joy, O barren woman,

who bears no children;

break forth in song and cry aloud,

you who have never travailed;

because more are the children of the desolate woman

than of her who has a husband,”a

says the LORD.

Footnotes

  • a 54:1 Cited in Galatians 4:27|GAL 4:27

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Shout for joyרָנִּ֥יrān·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH7442 give a ringing cry
O barren womanעֲקָרָ֖ה‘ă·qā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH6135 barren
who bears no childrenיָלָ֑דָהyā·lā·ḏāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
break forthפִּצְחִ֨יpiṣ·ḥîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH6476 cause to break or burst forth, break forth with
in songרִנָּ֤הrin·nāhNoun - feminine singularH7440 ringing cry
and cry aloudוְצַהֲלִי֙wə·ṣa·hă·lîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH6670 neigh, cry shrilly
you who have neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
travailedחָ֔לָהḥā·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
moreרַבִּ֧יםrab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
the childrenבְּֽנֵי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the desolate womanשׁוֹמֵמָ֛הšō·w·mê·māhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH8074 be desoleted, appalled
of her who has a husbandבְעוּלָ֖הḇə·‘ū·lāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH1166 marry, rule over
saysאָמַ֥ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Galatians 4:27 · Isaiah 62:4 · 1 Samuel 2:5 · Zechariah 9:9 · Hebrews 11:11–12 · Psalm 113:9 · Isaiah 49:13 · Zephaniah 3:14 · Psalm 98:3–9 · Psalm 67:3–5 · Isaiah 49:20 · Isaiah 42:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.