Isaiah 54:5-8

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⁵Your 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.
⁸I 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.

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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.