“I deserted you for a brief moment,(A)
but I will take you back with great compassion.
In a surge of anger
I hid My face(B) from you for a moment,
but I will have compassion on you
with everlasting love,”(C)
says the Lord your Redeemer.
“For this is like the days[a] of Noah to Me:
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again,(D)
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you.(E)
10 Though the mountains move
and the hills shake,
My love will not be removed from you
and My covenant of peace(F) will not be shaken,”
says your compassionate Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:9 DSS, Cairo Geniza; MT, LXX read waters

“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.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(N)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(O) for you will not be shaken(P)
    nor my covenant(Q) of peace(R) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(S) on you.

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

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.

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

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29 All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me,(A) because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.(B)

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29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(A) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B)

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29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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