God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 54:7
7“I abandoned you for one brief moment, but I will bring you back with unlimited compassion.
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
5Your husband is your maker. His name is the Lord of Armies. Your defender is the Holy One of Israel. He is called the God of the whole earth. 6“The Lord has called you as if you were a wife who was abandoned and in grief, a wife who married young and was rejected,” says your God. “I abandoned you for one brief moment, but I will bring you back with unlimited compassion. 8I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” says the Lord your defender. 9“To me this is like Noah’s floodwaters, when I swore an oath that Noah’s floodwaters would never cover the earth again. So now I swear an oath not to be angry with you or punish you.
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בְּרֶ֥גַע קָטֹ֖ן עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 54:7
- Isaiah 26:20My people, go to your rooms, and shut the doors behind you. Hide for a little while until his fury has ended.
- Isaiah 60:10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. In my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have compassion on you.
- Psalms 30:5His anger lasts only a moment. His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last for the night, but there is a song of joy in the morning.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine.
- 2 Peter 3:8Dear friends, don’t ignore this fact: One day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
- Isaiah 11:11At that time the Lord will use his power again to recover what remains of his people in Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Sudan, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 27:12On that day the Lord will begin his threshing from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt. People of Israel, you will be gathered one by one.
- Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them in his arms. He gently helps the sheep and their lambs.
- Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.
- Isaiah 56:8The Almighty Lord, who gathers the scattered people of Israel, declares, “I will gather still others besides those I have already gathered.”
- Isaiah 60:4“Look up, look around, and watch. All of your people assemble and come to you. Your sons come from far away. Your daughters are carried in their arms.
- Isaiah 66:18Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory.
- Deuteronomy 30:3he will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you from all the nations of the world where he will scatter you.
- Psalms 106:47Rescue us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and make your praise our glory.
- Ezekiel 36:24“ ‘I will take you from the nations and gather you from every country. I will bring you back to your own land.
- Micah 4:6“When that day comes,” declares the Lord, “I will gather those who are lame. I will bring together those who are scattered and those whom I have injured.
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
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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
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