Isaiah 54:8

In a little wrath I turned away my face from you; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon you, says the Lord that delivers you.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7For a little while I left you: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon you.

9From the time of the water of Noe this is my purpose: as I swore to him at that time, saying of the earth, I will no more be angry with you, neither when you are threatened,

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Cross References

Psalms 13:1The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one. 1

Psalms 103:4+ 103:4 Heb 1:7 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. 1

Isaiah 8:17And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

Isaiah 47:6I have been provoked with my people; you have defiled my inheritance: I gave them into your hand, but you did not extend mercy to them: you made the yoke of the aged man very heavy,

Isaiah 49:26And they that afflicted you shall eat their own flesh; and they shall drink their own blood as new wine, and shall be drunken: and all flesh shall perceive that I am the Lord that delivers you, and that upholds the strength of Jacob.

Isaiah 54:10shall the mountains depart, nor shall your hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail you, nor shall the covenant of your peace be at all removed: for + 54:10 Alex. κύριος for κύριε adopted here. Compare Mat. 16. 22, with this passage. the Lord who is gracious to you has spoken it.

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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