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For your husband is the one who made you—
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name.
He is your Protector,[a] the Holy One of Israel.[b]
He is called “God of the entire earth.”
“Indeed, the Lord will call you back
like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression,[c]
like a young wife when she has been rejected,” says your God.
“For a short time I abandoned[d] you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:5 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
  2. Isaiah 54:5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
  3. Isaiah 54:6 tn Heb “like a woman abandoned and grieved in spirit.”
  4. Isaiah 54:7 tn Or “forsook” (NASB).

For your Maker(A) is your husband(B)
    the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One(C) of Israel is your Redeemer;(D)
    he is called the God of all the earth.(E)
The Lord will call you back(F)
    as if you were a wife deserted(G) and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,(H)
    only to be rejected,” says your God.
“For a brief moment(I) I abandoned(J) you,
    but with deep compassion(K) I will bring you back.(L)

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