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Isaiah 54:4-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 54:4-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 [a]Do not fear, you shall not be put to shame;
do not be discouraged, you shall not be disgraced.
For the shame of your youth you shall forget,
the reproach of your widowhood no longer remember.
5 For your husband is your Maker;
the Lord of hosts is his name,
Your redeemer,[b] the Holy One of Israel,
called God of all the earth.
6 The Lord calls you back,
like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
A wife married in youth and then cast off,
says your God.(A)
7 For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great tenderness I will take you back.
8 In an outburst of wrath, for a moment
I hid my face from you;
But with enduring love I take pity on you,
says the Lord, your redeemer.
Footnotes
- 54:4–8 As with some other Old Testament themes, Second Isaiah uses that of Israel as the Lord’s bride in a new manner. Whereas Hosea and Jeremiah had depicted Israel as the Lord’s spouse to emphasize both Israel’s infidelity and the Lord’s continued love (Hos 1–3; Jer 2:2; 3:1–15) and Ezekiel to accuse Israel unsparingly (Ez 16; 23), Second Isaiah speaks only of the love with which the Lord restores the people, speaking tender words with no hint of reproach.
- 54:5 Redeemer: cf. note on 41:14.
Isaiah 54:4-8
New International Version
Isaiah 54:4-8
New International Version
4 “Do not be afraid;(A) you will not be put to shame.(B)
Do not fear disgrace;(C) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(D)
and remember no more the reproach(E) of your widowhood.(F)
5 For your Maker(G) is your husband(H)—
the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One(I) of Israel is your Redeemer;(J)
he is called the God of all the earth.(K)
6 The Lord will call you back(L)
as if you were a wife deserted(M) and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,(N)
only to be rejected,” says your God.
7 “For a brief moment(O) I abandoned(P) you,
but with deep compassion(Q) I will bring you back.(R)
8 In a surge of anger(S)
I hid(T) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(U)
I will have compassion(V) on you,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.(W)
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