54 “Sing, O childless woman, says the LORD. 2 “Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! 3 For you will soon be bursting at the seams. and resettle the ruined cities. 4 “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. and the sorrows of widowhood. 5 For your Creator will be your husband; the God of all the earth. 6 For the LORD has called you back from your grief— says your God. 7 “For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back. 8 In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. says the LORD, your Redeemer. 9 “Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I will never again be angry and punish you. 10 For the mountains may move says the LORD, who has mercy on you. 11 “O storm-battered city, and make your foundations from lapis lazuli. 12 I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, and your walls of precious stones. 13 I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace. 14 You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. and terror will not come near. 15 If any nation comes to fight you, Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat. 16 “I have created the blacksmith And I have created the armies that destroy. 17 But in that coming day I, the LORD, have spoken!