Isaiah 54:8

Isaiah 54:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
• New International Version (NIV)In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord your Redeemer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," says the Lord, your Redeemer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

Context of Isaiah 54:8

6For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9For this is as the waters of Noah to me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more overflow the earth; so have I sworn that I will not be angry with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Isaiah 54:8 word by word

בְּשֶׁ֣צֶף קֶ֗צֶף הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי פָנַ֥י רֶ֙גַע֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עוֹלָ֖ם רִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְ אָמַ֥ר גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• littleשֶׁצֶףshetseph · overflowingH8241
• wrathקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110
• hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
• everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350

Cross-references for Isaiah 54:8

• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people, I have polluted my inheritance, and given them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
• Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always angry: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls whom I have made.
• Zechariah 1:15And I am very very angry with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Isaiah 45:15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
• Psalms 13:1How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
• Psalms 27:9Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
• Ezekiel 39:23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore I hid my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so they all fell by the sword.
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
• Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children;
• Jeremiah 31:3The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• 1 Timothy 1:16However for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them who should believe on him to life everlasting.
• Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thy 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.
• Isaiah 48:17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
• Isaiah 49:26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I hid my face from thee for a moment - The word רגע rega is omitted by the Septuagint, Syriac, and two MSS. of Kennicott's, and two of De Rossi's. It seems to embarrass rather than to help the sentence. Forte reponi debet pro שצף shetseph, quod potest a קצף ketseph errore scribae originem duxisse. "Perhaps it ought to be substituted for שצף shetseph, an error probably made by some scribe from its similarity to קצף ketseph ." - Secker Thy Redeemer - גאלך…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In a little wrath - The Syriac renders this, In great wrath.‘ The Vulgate, In a moment of indignation.‘ The Septuagint, In a little wrath.‘ (Noyes renders it in accordance with the view of Rosenmuller, In overflowing wrath.‘ This variety of interpretation has arisen from the various meanings affixed to the unusual word שׁצף shetsep This word occurs nowhere else in the Bible. Gesenius supposes that it is used for the sake of paronomasia with קצף qetsep…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. 88. In a little wrath--rather, "In the overflowing of wrath"; as Pr 27:4, Margin, [Gesenius]. The wrath, though but "for a moment," was overflowing while it lasted. hid ... face--(Is 8:17; Psa 30:7). everlasting--in contrast to "for a moment."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• God
• Righteous

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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