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Isaiah 54:6–7

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6For the Lord has called you,

like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,w

a wife of one’s youthx when she is rejected,”

says your God.

7“I deserted you for a brief moment,y

but I will take you back with abundant compassion.

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Cross references

  1. wIs 49:14–21; 50:1–2; 62:4
  2. xMal 2:14
  3. yIs 26:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the Lord has called you

like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,

like a wife of youth when she is cast off,

says your God.

For a brief moment I deserted you,

but with great compassion I will gather you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord will call you back

as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit—

a wife who married young,

only to be rejected,” says your God.

“For a brief moment I abandoned you,

but with deep compassion I will bring you back.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the Lord has called you back from your grief—

as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,”

says your God.

“For a brief moment I abandoned you,

but with great compassion I will take you back.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For Yahweh has called you like a wife forsaken and hurt of spirit,

like the wife of childhood when she is rejected, says your God.

I abandoned you for a short moment,

but I will gather you with great compassion.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,

And a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

For a small moment have I forsaken thee;

But with great mercies will I gather thee.