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Isaiah 54:1

“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,” says the LORD.

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ASV

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 the married wife, saith Jehovah.

KJV

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 the married wife, saith the Lord.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רָנִּ֥יra.Nishout for joyH7442 →
עֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahO barren [woman]H6135 →
לֹ֣אlo'[who] notH3808 →
יָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahshe has given birthH3205 →
פִּצְחִ֨יpitz.Chibreak forthH6476 →
רִנָּ֤הri.Naha shout of joyH7440 →
וְצַהֲלִי֙ve.tza.ha.Liand cry aloudH6670 →
לֹא־lo'-O [one who] notH3808 →
חָ֔לָהCha.lahshe has been in laborH2342 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
רַבִּ֧יםra.Bim[are] manyH7227 →
בְּֽנֵי־be.nei-[the] children ofH1121 →
שׁוֹמֵמָ֛הsho.me.Maha desolate [woman]H8074 →
מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Neimore than [the] children ofH1121 →
בְעוּלָ֖הve.'u.Laha married [woman]H1166 →
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Galatians 4:27For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”Isaiah 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.1 Samuel 2:5The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!Hebrews 11:11–12By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!Psalms 98:3–9He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.Psalms 67:3–5Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.Isaiah 49:20Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’Isaiah 42:10–11Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.Revelation 7:9–10After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.Isaiah 55:12–13You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.Song of Solomon 8:8We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?Revelation 12:2She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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