Isaiah 54:7
“In a small moment I have forsaken you, || And in great mercies I gather you,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 30:5For—a moment [is] in His anger, || Life [is] in His goodwill, || At evening remains weeping, and at morning singing.
Psalms 106:47Save us, O our God YHWH, and gather us from the nations, || To give thanks to Your Holy Name, || To glory in Your praise.
Isaiah 11:11And it has come to pass in that day, || The Lord adds His power a second time, || To get the remnant of His people that is left, || From Asshur, and from Egypt, || And from Pathros, and from Cush, || And from Elam, and from Shinar, || And from Hamath, and from islands of the sea,
Isaiah 27:12And it has come to pass in that day, || YHWH beats out from the branch of the river, || To the stream of Egypt, || And you are gathered one by one, O sons of Israel.
Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, for I [am] with you, || I bring in your seed from the east, || And I gather you from the west.
Isaiah 56:8A declaration of Lord YHWH, || Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: “Again I gather to him—to his gathered ones.”
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 →