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For a moment I became very angry with you,
    and I turned away from you.
But now I will be kind to you,
    because my love for you continues for ever.’
That is what the Lord, your Redeemer, says.
‘This is like what I did in Noah's time.[a]
At that time, I promised that a flood of water would never again destroy the earth.
Now, at this time, I have promised that I will not be angry with you again.
    I will not speak against you again.
10 The mountains may shake to pieces,
    and the hills may disappear.
But I will never take my love away from you.
My covenant that brings peace between us will never finish.’
That is what the Lord who is very kind to you says.

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Footnotes

  1. 54:9 God sent a flood in Noah's time. See Genesis 6—9.

In a surge of anger(A)
    I hid(B) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(C)
    I will have compassion(D) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.(E)

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(F)
So now I have sworn(G) not to be angry(H) with you,
    never to rebuke(I) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(J)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(K) for you will not be shaken(L)
    nor my covenant(M) of peace(N) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(O) on you.

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