Isaiah 54:9

For this is as the waters of Noach unto Me; 1 for as I have sworn that the waters of Noach 1 should no more cover ha'aretz; 1 so have I sworn that with thee 1 I would not be in wrath nor rebuke thee. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

In Context

8With a little wrath 1 I hid My face from thee for a rega (moment); 1 but with chesed olam 1 will I have rachamim on thee, 1 saith thy Go'el, Hashem. 1

10For the harim (mountains) shall depart, 1 and the geva'ot (hills) be removed; 1 but My chesed shall not depart from thee, 1 neither shall the Brit of My Shalom be removed, 1 saith Merachamech Hashem ( Hashem the One having rachamim on thee). 1

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Cross References

Genesis 8:21And Hashem smelled a re'ach hannichoach; and Hashem said in His lev, I will not again curse the adamah any more ba'avur (because of) haAdam; for the yetzer of the lev haAdam is rah from his ne'urim (youth, childhood); neither will I again strike any more every thing living, as I have done. 1

Job 11:16Because thou shalt forget thy amal (grief), 1 and remember it as waters that flow by, 1

Isaiah 12:1And in Yom Hahu thou shalt say, 1 Hashem, I will praise Thee; 1 though Thou wast angry with me, 1 Thine anger is turned away, 1 and Thou comfortedst me. 1

Isaiah 51:8For the ahsh (moth) shall eat them up like a beged, 1 and the worm shall eat them like wool; 1 but My tzedakah shall be l'olam, 1 and My Yeshu'ah (Salvation) l'odor dorim (from generation to generation). 1

Isaiah 55:11So shall My Davar (the Word of Hashem) be that goeth forth out of My mouth; 1 He shall not return unto Me reikam (empty, void) 1 but He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem, see Yn 1:1,14 shall do that which I please, 1 and He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem shall accomplish the purpose whereto I sent Him. 1

Jeremiah 31:36Thus saith Hashem: 1 If Shomayim above can be measured, 1 and, below, the foundations of ha'aretz can be searched out, 1 I will also cast off kol Zera Yisroel 1 for all that they have done, saith Hashem.

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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