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Isaiah 54:5
5For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
Isaiah 54:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.
Context of Isaiah 54:5
3For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. 4“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. 6The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit— a wife who married young, only to be rejected,” says your God. 7“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
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כִּ֤י בֹעֲלַ֙יִךְ֙ עֹשַׂ֔יִךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמ֑וֹ וְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ֙ קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ יִקָּרֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For thy Makerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- thine husbandבָּעַלbâ‛al · rule: to marryH1166
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and thy Redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- The Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall he be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
Cross-references for Isaiah 54:5
- Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house.
- Jeremiah 3:14“Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion.
- Ezekiel 16:8“ ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
- Hosea 2:19I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.
- John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
- Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
- Isaiah 48:2you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel— the Lord Almighty is his name:
- Isaiah 51:15For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name.
- Jeremiah 10:16He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.
- Jeremiah 51:19He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.
- Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
- Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
- Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 54:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For thy Maker is thine husband - Both these words, maker‘ and husband,‘ in the Hebrew are in the plural number. But the form is evidently the pluralis excellentiae - a form denoting majesty and honor (see 1 Samuel 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:16; Psalm 149:2; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 30:3; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Hosea 12:1). Here it refers to Yahweh of hosts,‘ necessarily in the singular, as Yahweh is one Deuteronomy 6:4. No argument can be drawn from this phrase to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5husband … Maker: The Lord committed to the abandoned woman (his people in exile) as her maker (Isaiah 44:24) and husband (see also Isaiah 62:4–5; Hosea 2:19–20). The Redeemer transforms misery into freedom and fulfillment (see also Isaiah 41:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Is 62:5; Jr 3:14). That God was Israel's "Maker," both as individuals and as the theocratic kingdom, is the pledge of assurance that He will be her Redeemer (Is 43:1-3). Hebrew, "makers ... husbands"; plural for singular, to denote excellency. of Israel ... whole earth--Not until He manifests Himself as God of Israel shall He appear as God of the whole earth (Psa 102:13, 15, 16; Zec 14:5, 9).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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