For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
For you will expand and spread out in all directions; your descendants will take possession of the nations, and they will rebuild and repopulate the empty cities.
God is promising that His people will grow tremendously and spread everywhere, rebuilding what was once destroyed and empty.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given to the Jewish people during their time of exile and suffering, when Jerusalem lay in ruins and they were scattered among foreign nations. Isaiah is speaking of a future restoration when God's people would not only return to their homeland but would expand far beyond their original borders. This expansion would include bringing Gentile (non-Jewish) nations into God's family and restoring desolate places.
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