Isaiah 54:6
4 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.
5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
- KJV
- For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
- WEB
- For the LORD has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off,” says your God.
- ASV
- For Jehovah hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy God.
- DARBY
- For Jehovah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and as a wife of youth, that hath been refused, saith thy God.
- BLB
- For like a wife forsaken and pained of spirit, YHWH has called you; and a wife of [one’s] youth when she is rejected,” says your God.
- ÅB
- For som en forlatt kvinne med sorg i hjertet kaller Herren deg, og en ungdomshustru - skulle hun forskytes? sier din Gud.
- OTB
- Herren har kalt deg tilbake som en forlatt og bedrøvet kvinne, som en kvinne gift i ungdommen, bare for å bli avvist,» sier din Gud.
- B1930
- For som en forlatt kvinne med sorg i hjertet kaller Herren dig, og en ungdomshustru - skulde hun forskytes? sier din Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Read in contextHosea 2:14–15
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
Read in contextProverbs 5:18
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Read in contextHosea 2:1–2
Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru-hamah.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:9
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:14–21
But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 7:9–10
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:1–2
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
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