Isaiah 54 · Verse 7

Isaiah 54:7

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Isaiah 54:7, King James Version

Isaiah 54:7 in other translations

BSB“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
WEB“For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies.
ASVFor a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
YLTIn a small moment I have forsaken thee, And in great mercies I do gather thee,
DARBYFor a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
BBEFor a short time I gave you up; but with great mercies I will take you back again.
WebsterFor a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

What does Isaiah 54:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. small moment--as compared with Israel's coming long prosperity (Is 26:20; 60:10). So the spiritual Israel (Psa 30:5; 2Co 4:17). gather thee--to Myself from thy dispersions.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 For a small moment "In a little anger" - So the Chaldee and Syriac, either reading רגז regaz, for רגע rega; or understanding the latter word as meaning the same with the former, which they both make use of. See Psa 30:5; Psa 35:20, in the Septuagint, where they render רגע rega by οργη, anger.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 54:6-10

As God is slow to anger, so he is swift to show mercy. And how sweet the returns of mercy would be, when God should come and comfort them! He will have mercy on them. God's gathering his people takes rise from his mercy, not any merit of theirs; and it is with great mercies, with everlasting kindness. The wrath is little, the mercies great; the wrath for a moment, the kindness everlasting. We are neither to despond…

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Isaiah 54:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּרֶ֥גַעbe.Re.ga'for a momentH7281
קָטֹ֖ןka.TonsmallH6996
עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ'a.zav.TikhI abandoned youH5800
וּבְרַחֲמִ֥יםu.ve.ra.cha.Mimand in compassion<s>H7356
גְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimgreatH1419
אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ\׃'a.ka.be.TzekhI will gather youH6908

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Cross references for Isaiah 54:7

  • Psalms 30:5

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  • 2 Peter 3:8

    But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

  • Micah 4:6

    In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

  • Isaiah 26:20

    Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

  • Deuteronomy 30:3

    That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

  • Isaiah 60:4

    Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

  • Isaiah 66:18

    For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  • Matthew 23:37

    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  • Isaiah 56:8

    The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Isaiah 60:10

    And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a small.
26:20; 60:10; Ps 30:5; 2Co 4:17; 2Pe 3:8
with.
11:11; 27:12; 40:11; 43:5,6; 56:8; 60:4; 66:18; De 30:3; Ps 106:47
Eze 36:24; Mic 4:6; Mt 23:37; Eph 1:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 54:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 54:7

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

  • Isaiah 54:8

    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.

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Isaiah 54:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por un pequeño momento te dejé; mas te recogeré con grandes misericordias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Pour un petit moment je t’ai abandonnée, mais avec de grandes compassions je te rassemblerai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Einen kleinen Augenblick habe ich dich verlassen, aber mit großem Erbarmen will ich dich sammeln;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ad punctum in modico dereliqui te, et in miserationibus magnis congregabo te.