What Does Isaiah 54:1 Mean?

“Sing”

properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e., to shout (usually for joy)

“O barren”

sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“thou that didst not bear”

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

“break forth”

to break out (in joyful sound)

“into singing”

properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e., shout (of joy or grief)

“and cry aloud”

to gleam, i.e., (figuratively) be cheerful

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“thou that didst not travail with child”

properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for more”

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

“are the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of the desolate”

to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)

“are the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of the married wife”

to be master; hence, to marry

“saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god