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“For a brief moment I abandoned you;
    but I’ll gather you with great compassion.
I hid my face from you for a moment in a surge of anger,
    but I will have compassion on you with my[a] everlasting gracious love,”
        says the Lord your Redeemer.

God’s Reconciliation with Israel

“For this is like the waters of Noah to me,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah
        would never again spread over the earth;
so have I sworn that I won’t be angry with you again[b]
    and that I[c] won’t rebuke you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:8 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT LXX lack my
  2. Isaiah 54:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks again
  3. Isaiah 54:9 1QIsaa LXX MT lack that I

“For a brief moment(A) I abandoned(B) you,
    but with deep compassion(C) I will bring you back.(D)
In a surge of anger(E)
    I hid(F) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(G)
    I will have compassion(H) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.(I)

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(J)
So now I have sworn(K) not to be angry(L) with you,
    never to rebuke(M) you again.

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