Isaiah 54:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 widowhood any more. ”

Isaiah 54:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 affi...
Isaiah 54:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (...
Isaiah 54:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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, f...
Isaiah 54:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 Jeremiah 3:24 ; J...
Isaiah 54:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 w...
Isaiah 54:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Married wife ] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity.
Isaiah 54:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou shalt forget. — The “shame of thy youth,” was the Egyptian bondage, from which Jehovah chose Israel to be His bride ( Jeremiah 3:1-11 ; Ezekiel 16:1-14 ). The “reproach of widowhood” was the...
Isaiah 54:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 ours...
Isaiah 54:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 desol...
Isaiah 54:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 r...
Isaiah 54:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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, an...
Isaiah 54:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 shal...
Isaiah 54:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prosperity of the Church. B. C. 706. 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; b...
Isaiah 54:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 b...
Isaiah 54:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Restoration of God's Erring Wife ( Isaiah 54:1-10 ). 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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Isaiah 54:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 al...
Isaiah 54:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sing, O barren Jerusalem: barren, then fruitful The direct address refers to Jerusalem, which resembled Sarah in her early barrenness and later fruitfulness Isaiah 51:1-3 ). ( F. Delitzsch, D...
Isaiah 54:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION IV .—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL , COMBINED WITH EXHORTATION ( CH . 54-56:8). EXPOSITION Isaiah 54:1-23 A PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF GREAT INCREASE , AND...
Isaiah 54:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's Promise to Relieve Zion's Barrenness
Isaiah 54:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:6 ; Ezekiel 16:22 ; Ezekiel 16:43 ; Ezekiel 16:60-63 ; Hosea 3:1-5 ; Isaiah 41:10 ; Isaiah 41:14 ; Isaiah 45:16 ; Isaiah 45:17 ; Isaiah 61:7 ; Jeremiah 31:19
Isaiah 54:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Isaiah 54:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 54:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 54:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 54:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 54:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 54:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 54:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 54:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 54:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 54:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 54:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 54:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes