Isaiah 54:7

Translations

Modern

“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.

Traditional

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Literal

“For a small moment I have forsaken you, and with great compassion I will gather you;

Latin

Ad punctum in modico dereliqui te, et in miserationibus magnis congregabo te.

Original

Hebrew

English

“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.

Notes

Isaiah 54:7–8

The pain of separation would be brief compared to the depth of the renewal of love and compassion.
The Lord abandoned Israel in exile for a little while because of the people’s sins.
everlasting kindness: The Lord is always committed to his people, making the 70-year exile seem brief (see Isaiah 25:1; Hosea 2:1).

Isaiah 54:1–17

Salvation flows from the vindication of the suffering servant. The promises mentioned here go beyond the return from Babylonian exile and apply to the coming of Jesus Christ, the extension of the kingdom to the church, the benefits of the second coming of Jesus Christ as the bridegroom of the church, and the new Jerusalem.

Isaiah 54:1–55:13

This is an invitation to participate in the restoration to God’s favor made possible through the ministry of the promised servant.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Compassionate Healer God’s Covenants God’s Servant Making Sense of the Exile Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiah

Related verses

Psalm 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
2 Peter 3:8
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Micah 4:6
“On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.
Isaiah 26:20
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
Deuteronomy 30:3
…then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
Isaiah 66:18
“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Isaiah 56:8
Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
Psalm 106:47
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.

Glossary

Adultery Compassion Isaiah, Book of Mercy New Creation, New Creature

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities of Saints: Temporary Afflictions of Saints, are but Temporary Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied The Mercy of God: Great The Mercy of God: Manifested: To the Afflicted

Isaiah 54:7

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