Isaiah 54:5-8
New American Standard Bible
5 For your (A)husband is your Maker,
Whose name is the Lord of armies;
And your (B)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the (C)God of all the earth.
6 For the Lord has called you,
Like a wife (D)forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
Says your God.
7 “[a]For a (E)brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion I will (F)gather you.
8 In an [b](G)outburst of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting (H)favor I will (I)have compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your (J)Redeemer.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:7 Lit In
- Isaiah 54:8 Lit overflowing
Isaiah 54:5-8
Easy-to-Read Version
5 Your real husband is the one who made you.
His name is the Lord All-Powerful.
The Holy One of Israel is your Protector,[a]
and he is the God of all the earth!
6 “Like a woman whose husband has left her,
you were very sad.
You were like a young wife left all alone.
But the Lord has called you back to him.”
This is what your God says.
7 “For a short time I turned away from you,
but with all my love I will welcome you again.
8 I was so angry that for a while I did not want to see you.
But now I want to comfort you with kindness forever.”
The Lord your Savior said this.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:5 Protector Or “Redeemer,” someone who cared for and protected the family of a dead relative. Often this person bought back (redeemed) the poor relatives from slavery, making them free again.
Isaiah 54:5-8
Living Bible
5 for your Creator will be your “husband.” The Lord Almighty is his name; he is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth. 6 For the Lord has called you back from your grief—a young wife abandoned by her husband. 7 For a brief moment I abandoned you. But with great compassion I will take you back. 8 In a moment of anger I turned my face a little while; but with everlasting love I will have pity on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.
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