God & Savior

Isaiah 54:7-8

7“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. 8In 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.
Isaiah 54:7-8
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Verse 7

Original language (Hebrew)

בְּרֶ֥גַע קָטֹ֖ן עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃

  1. בְּרֶ֥גַעbe.Re.ga'“for a moment”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫גַע · “moment” · Strong's H7281
  2. קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton“small”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “small” · Strong's H6996B
  3. עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ'a.zav.Tikh“I abandoned you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  4. וּבְרַחֲמִ֥יםu.ve.ra.cha.Mim“and in compassion<s>”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַחֲמִים · “compassion” · Strong's H7356B
  5. גְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.Lim“great”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  6. אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃'a.ka.be.Tzekh“I will gather you”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from קָבַץ · “to gather” · Strong's H6908

Verse 8

Original language (Hebrew)

בְּשֶׁ֣צֶף קֶ֗צֶף הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי פָנַ֥י רֶ֙גַע֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עוֹלָ֖ם רִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְ אָמַ֥ר גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. בְּשֶׁ֣צֶףbe.She.tzef“in a flood of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֶׁצֶף · “overflowing” · Strong's H8241
  2. קֶ֗צֶףKe.tzef“wrath”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫צֶף · “wrath” · Strong's H7110A
  3. הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּיhis.Tar.ti“I hid”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
  4. פָנַ֥יfa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  5. רֶ֙גַע֙re.ga'“a moment”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫גַע · “moment” · Strong's H7281
  6. מִמֵּ֔ךְmi.Mekh“from you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. וּבְחֶ֥סֶדu.ve.Che.sed“and in covenant loyalty of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  8. עוֹלָ֖םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  9. רִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְri.cham.Tikh“I will have compassion on you”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from רָחַם · “to have compassion” · Strong's H7355
  10. אָמַ֥ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְgo.'a.Lekh“redeemer your”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  12. יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)