Isaiah 54:8
In a flood of anger I hid my face from you momentarily; 1 but with everlasting covenant faithfulness I will have mercy on you— 1 says Yahweh, the one who rescues you. 1
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7“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you. 1
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me? 1 How long will you hide your face from me? 1
Psalms 103:4He redeems your life from destruction; 1 he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy. 1
Isaiah 8:17I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob; I will trust in him. 1
Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people; I defiled my heritage 1 and gave them over into your hand, but you showed them no mercy; 1 you placed a very heavy yoke on the old people. 1
Isaiah 49:26I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. 1 Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Isaiah 54:10Though the mountains may fall and the hills be shaken, 1 yet my steadfast love will not turn away from you, nor will my covenant of peace be shaken— 1 says Yahweh, who has mercy on you. 1
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 →