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Isaiah 54:8–9

rIn overflowing anger for a moment

I hid my face from you,

sbut with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”

says the Lord, your Redeemer.

“This is like tthe days of Noah1 to me:

as I swore that the waters of Noah

should no more go over the earth,

so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,

and will not rebuke you.

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Isaiah 54:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

In a surge of anger

I hid my face from you for a moment,

but with everlasting kindness

I will have compassion on you,”

says the Lord your Redeemer.

“To me this is like the days of Noah,

when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.

So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,

never to rebuke you again.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while.

But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”

says the Lord, your Redeemer.

“Just as I swore in the time of Noah

that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,

so now I swear

that I will never again be angry and punish you.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;

But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”

Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me;

For as I have sworn

That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,

So have I sworn

That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

I became very angry

and hid from you for a time,

but I will show you mercy with kindness forever,”

says the Lord who saves you.

The Lord says, “This day is like the time of Noah to me.

I promised then that I would never flood the world again.

In the same way, I promise I will not be angry with you

or punish you again.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.

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

Isaiah 54:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

In the outpouring of wrath have I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting loving-kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me, since I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I will no more be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, 

but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” 

says the Lord your defender. 

“To me this is like Noah’s floodwaters, when I swore an oath 

that Noah’s floodwaters would never cover the earth again. 

So now I swear an oath not to be angry with you or punish you. 

Isaiah 54:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

In a surge of anger

I hid My face from you for a moment,

but I will have compassion on you

with everlasting love,”

says the Lord your Redeemer.

“For this is like the days of Noah to Me:

when I swore that the waters of Noah

would never flood the earth again,

so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you

or rebuke you.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In overflowing wrath for a moment

I hid my face from you,

but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,

says the Lord, your Redeemer.

This is like the days of Noah to me:

Just as I swore that the waters of Noah

would never again go over the earth,

so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you

and will not rebuke you.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I hid my face from you for a moment, in the flowing of anger,

but I will have compassion on you with everlasting faithfulness” says your redeemer, Yahweh.

“For this is like the waters of Noah to me,

when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth,

so I swore that I would not be angry at you and rebuke you.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

For a moment I turned my face away from you.

I was very angry with you.

But I will show you my loving concern.

My faithful love will continue forever,”

says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.

“During Noah’s time I took an oath and made a promise.

I said I would never cover the earth with water again.

In the same way, I have promised not to be angry with you.

I will never punish you again.

Isaiah 54:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“In an outburst of anger

I hid My face from you for a moment,

But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,”

Says the Lord your Redeemer.

“For this is like the days of Noah to Me,

When I swore that the waters of Noah

Would not flood the earth again;

So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you

Nor will I rebuke you.


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