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Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
    do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace,
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
    and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.(A)
For your Maker is your husband;
    the Lord of hosts is his name;
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
    the God of the whole earth he is called.(B)
For the Lord has called you
    like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
like the wife of a man’s youth when she is cast off,
    says your God.(C)
For a brief moment I abandoned you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.(D)
In overflowing wrath for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.(E)

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“Don’t be afraid,
    because you won’t be ashamed;
don’t fear shame,
    for you won’t be humiliated—
because you will forget the disgrace of your youth,
    and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
For your Maker is your husband;
    the Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name,
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
    he is called the God of the whole earth.
For the Lord has called you back
    like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like the wife of a man’s youth when she is cast off,”
    says the Lord your God.[a]

“For a brief moment I abandoned you;
    but I’ll gather you with great compassion.
I hid my face from you for a moment in a surge of anger,
    but I will have compassion on you with my[b] everlasting gracious love,”
        says the Lord your Redeemer.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read says your God
  2. Isaiah 54:8 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT LXX lack my