Isaiah 54:7

Isaiah 54:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.

Context of Isaiah 54:7

5Now your Maker is your husband. His name is the Lord Almighty. Israel's Holy God is your Redeemer. He is called, ‘The God who rules the whole earth’. 6‘The Lord will now call you to come back to him. You have been like a wife who was very upset, because her husband has left her. You have been like a wife who married when she was young, and her husband sent her away.’ That is what your God says. ‘For a short time I went away from you. But now I will bring you back to myself, because I feel very sorry for you. 8For 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. 9‘This is like what I did in Noah's time. 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.

Isaiah 54:7 word by word

בְּרֶ֥גַע קָטֹ֖ן עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For a smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
• have I forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• thee; but with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• merciesרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• will I gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908

Cross-references for Isaiah 54:7

• Isaiah 26:20My people, go into your homes. Shut the doors and hide yourselves for a short time. Wait there until the Lord is not angry any more.
• Isaiah 60:10Foreign people will build your walls again. Their kings will be your servants. I punished you when I was angry with you. But now I will show my grace and I will be kind to you.
• Psalms 30:5His anger continues only for a moment, but he is kind to us for our whole life. You may be sad all through the night, but in the morning, you will be happy again.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17We have these little troubles that continue for a short time. But as a result, we will receive the great things that God has prepared for us. Those great things are much more important than our little troubles. And God's great things will continue for ever!
• 2 Peter 3:8My friends, here is one thing that you must remember. In the Lord God's mind, one day and 1,000 years are the same. For him, 1,000 years is like a single day.
• Isaiah 11:11And on that day, the Lord God will bring his people back once again. He will lift up his powerful hand to rescue his people who are still alive. He will bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath and from countries near the sea.
• Isaiah 27:12At that time, the Lord will shake the tree! He will do that to his people everywhere from the River Euphrates to the Stream of Egypt. Then he will bring together all of you, one by one, you Israelite people.
• Isaiah 40:11He takes care of his people, like a shepherd who takes care of his sheep. He picks up the young lambs and he carries them near to his heart. He carefully leads the mother sheep that have lambs.
• Isaiah 43:5I am with you, so do not be afraid. I will bring your descendants from the east. I will also bring you together from the west.
• Isaiah 56:8The Almighty Lord is the one who brings together all the Israelite people who are in exile. He says, ‘I will continue to bring more people to join with them.’
• Isaiah 60:4Look all round you! All your people are coming together to return to you. Your sons are coming from far away, and they carry your daughters in their arms.
• Isaiah 66:18I know everything that they do and everything that they think. So I will come. I will bring together the people from all nations and those who speak all languages. I will show them how great I am.
• Deuteronomy 30:3If you do that, the Lord your God will bring you back home and he will forgive you. He will turn to help you again. He will bring you back from the countries where he sent you to live.
• Psalms 106:47Lord, our God, please save us! Bring us safely home from among the other nations. Then we will thank you! We will shout aloud to praise your holy name.
• Ezekiel 36:24I will take you out from the nations and all the foreign countries where you have been living. I will bring you back to your own land.
• Micah 4:6The Lord speaks again: ‘At that time I will bring together the people who cannot walk well. I will bring back the people that I sent away. I caused trouble for those people, but I will bring them back together.

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For a small moment "In a little anger" - So the Chaldee and Syriac, either reading רגז regaz, for רגע rega ; or understanding the latter word as meaning the same with the former, which they both make use of. See Psalm 30:5; Psalm 35:20, in the Septuagint, where they render רגע rega by , anger.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For a small moment - The Chaldee and Syriac render this, In a little anger.‘ Lowth has adopted this, but without sufficient authority. The Hebrew means, For a little moment;‘ a very short time. The reference here is probably to the captivity at Babylon, when they were apparently forsaken by Yahweh. Though to them this appeared long, yet compared with their subsequent prosperity, it was but an instant of time. Though this had probably a primary reference…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 As God is slow to anger, so he is swift to show mercy. And how sweet the returns of mercy would be, when God should come and comfort them! He will have mercy on them. God's gathering his people takes rise from his mercy, not any merit of theirs; and it is with great mercies, with everlasting kindness. The wrath is little, the mercies great; the wrath for a moment, the kindness everlasting. We are neither to despond under afflictions, nor to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The pain of separation would be brief compared to the depth of the renewal of love and compassion. The Lord abandoned Israel in exile for a little while because of the people’s sins. everlasting kindness: The Lord is always committed to his people, making the 70-year exile seem brief (see Isaiah 25:1; Hosea 2:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. small moment--as compared with Israel's coming long prosperity (Is 26:20; 60:10). So the spiritual Israel (Psa 30:5; 2Co 4:17). gather thee--to Myself from thy dispersions.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
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Commentaries on Isaiah 54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings