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Isaiah 54:7

Mercy and compassionGod's loveLonelinessComfort

5 For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

6 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.

“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.

8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

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Compare

BSB
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
KJV
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
WEB
“For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies.
ASV
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
DARBY
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
BLB
“For a small moment I have forsaken you, and with great compassion I will gather you;
ÅB
Et lite øyeblikk forlot jeg deg, men med stor barmhjertighet vil jeg samle deg.
OTB
«For et lite øyeblikk forlot jeg deg, men med stor medfølelse vil jeg samle deg tilbake.
B1930
Et lite øieblikk forlot jeg dig, men med stor barmhjertighet vil jeg samle dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 30:5

    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

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  • 2 Peter 3:8

    Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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  • Micah 4:6

    “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.

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  • Isaiah 26:20

    Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.

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  • Deuteronomy 30:3

    then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.

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  • Isaiah 60:4

    Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

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  • Isaiah 66:18

    “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.

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