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Sing, barren, you who didn`t bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says Yahweh.
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A Promise for the Church
Commentators identify the 'barren woman' as God's people in a state of desolation, such as Israel in exile or the small, early Christian church. The verse is a powerful promise that God would miraculously reverse this situation. This was ultimately fulfilled through the inclusion of the Gentiles, causing the church to grow from a seemingly forsaken group into a vast, global family.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sing, O barren - That is, shout for joy, lift up the voice of exultation and praise. The ‘barren’ here denotes the church of God un…
19th Century
Anglican
Sing, O barren ... —The words seem to carry on the jubilant strain of Isaiah 51:0, Isaiah 52:1–12, leaving the…
Baptist
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 chi…
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16th Century
Protestant
Shout. After having spoken of the death of Christ, he passes on with good reason to the Church; that we may feel more deeply in ourselves …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Sing, O barren, you who did not bear The Targum interprets this of Jerusalem, paraphrasing the words thus, ``sing pr…
Observe the low state of religion in the world for a long time before Christianity was brought in. But by preaching the gospel, multitudes were con…
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13th Century
Catholic
Give praise, O you barren. Here, against the dejection of their circumstances, he promises the remedy of exaltation.
