Isaiah 54:7

A litle while haue I forsaken thee: but with great mercifulnesse shall I take thee vp vnto me.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

In Context

6For the Lorde hath called thee beyng as a desolate sorowfull woman, and as a young wyfe that was forsaken saith thy God.

8When I was angry I hyd my face from thee for a litle season: but through euerlastyng goodnesse haue I pardoned thee, saith the Lorde thy redeemer.

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Cross References

Isaiah 11:11At the same time shall the Lord take in hande agayne to recouer the remnaunt of his people, whiche shalbe left aliue from the Assirians, Egyptians, Arabians, Morians, Elamites, Chaldees, Antiochians, & from the Ilandes of the sea,

Isaiah 27:12And in that day shall the Lorde make a threshing, from the middest of the riuer Euphrates, vnto the riuer of Egypt, and ye chyldren of Israel shalbe gathered together one to another.

Isaiah 43:5Feare not, for I am with thee, I will bryng thy seede from the east, and gather thee together from the west.

Isaiah 56:8Thus saith the Lorde God which gathereth together the scattered of Israel: I wyll bryng yet an other congregation to hym.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 54:7-11

The Prosperity of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 6 For 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. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 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. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go… Read the whole commentary →

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