Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD, your Redeemer. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible in a flood of wrath I hid My face for a moment from you, and with kindness everlasting I will have compassion on you,” says YHWH your Redeemer. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible “In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting favor I will have compassion on you,” Says the LORD your Redeemer. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible In a flood of fury I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,” Says Yahweh your Redeemer. Amplified Bible “In an outburst of wrath I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” Says the LORD your Redeemer. Berean Annotated Bible 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 {YHWH} your Redeemer. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version For a while, I turned away in furious anger. Now I will have mercy and love you forever! I, your protector and LORD, make this promise." English Revised Version In overflowing 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever." So says the LORD who saves you. International Standard Version I hid my face from you for a moment in a surge of anger, but I will have compassion on you with my everlasting gracious love," says the LORD your Redeemer. NET Bible In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you," says your protector, the LORD. New Heart English Bible In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness will I have mercy on you," says the LORD your Redeemer. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleIn 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. World English Bible In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn overflowing wrath I hid My face [for] a moment from you, "" And in perpetual kindness I have loved you, "" Said your Redeemer—YHWH! Berean Literal Bible in a flood of wrath I hid My face for a moment from you, and with kindness everlasting I will have compassion on you,” says YHWH your Redeemer. Young's Literal Translation In overflowing wrath I hid my face for a moment from thee, And in kindness age-during I have loved thee, Said thy Redeemer -- Jehovah! Smith's Literal Translation In the outpouring of anger I hid a moment my face from thee; and in eternal mercy I compassionated thee, said Jehovah redeeming thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer. Catholic Public Domain Version In a moment of indignation, I have hidden my face from you, for a little while. But with everlasting mercy, I have taken pity on you, said your Redeemer, the Lord. New American Bible In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my face from you; But with enduring love I take pity on you, says the LORD, your redeemer. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIn a raging wrath I hid my face from you; but with my everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you, says the LORD, your Saviour. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In great anger I have turned my face from you, and in my eternal compassions I have loved upon you, says LORD JEHOVAH your Savior OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917In a little wrath I hid My face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have compassion on thee, Saith the LORD thy Redeemer. Brenton Septuagint Translation In a little wrath I turned away my face from thee; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon thee, saith the Lord that delivers thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Future Blessings for Zion…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. 9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.… Cross References In a surge of anger Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. I hid My face from you for a moment, Deuteronomy 31:17-18 On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. Psalm 44:24 Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? Psalm 13:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? but with everlasting kindness Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. Psalm 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever. I will have compassion on you,” Deuteronomy 30:3 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. Lamentations 3:32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. says the LORD your Redeemer. Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, Isaiah 43:14 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. Isaiah 41:14 Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Hosea 2:19-20 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” Treasury of Scripture In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, said the LORD your Redeemer. a little Isaiah 47:6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. Isaiah 57:16,17 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made… Zechariah 1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. I hid Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Isaiah 45:15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. Psalm 13:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? but Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Psalm 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. the Lord Isaiah 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Isaiah 48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. Isaiah 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Jump to Previous Age-During Anger Cause Compassion Everlasting Face Hid Kindness Love Loving Mercy Minute Moment Outburst Outpouring Overflowing Pity Redeemer Surge Veiled WrathJump to Next Age-During Anger Cause Compassion Everlasting Face Hid Kindness Love Loving Mercy Minute Moment Outburst Outpouring Overflowing Pity Redeemer Surge Veiled WrathIsaiah 54 1. The prophet, to comfort the Gentiles, prophesies the amplitude of their church4. Their safety 6. Their certain deliverance out of affliction 11. Their fair edification 15. And their sure preservation In a surge of anger This phrase reflects God's righteous indignation towards Israel due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. The "surge" indicates a temporary but intense reaction, emphasizing that God's anger is not His permanent disposition. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's holiness and justice, as seen in passages like Exodus 34:6-7, where God is described as "slow to 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 Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. He is the speaker in this verse, expressing His temporary anger and eternal compassion. 2. Israel The primary audience of this prophecy, representing God's chosen people who experienced both His discipline and His mercy. 3. The Redeemer A title for God, emphasizing His role in delivering and restoring His people. This term is rooted in the Hebrew word "go'el," which refers to a kinsman-redeemer, someone who rescues or redeems a relative in distress. 4. Anger and Compassion These are the contrasting emotions and actions of God towards Israel, highlighting His justice and mercy. 5. The Moment and Everlasting These terms contrast the temporary nature of God's anger with the eternal nature of His kindness and compassion. Teaching Points Understanding God's DisciplineGod's anger is not arbitrary but a response to sin and disobedience. It serves a purpose in correcting and guiding His people back to righteousness. The Nature of God's Compassion God's compassion is described as "everlasting," indicating that His love and mercy are enduring and not dependent on our actions. The Role of the Redeemer As our Redeemer, God is committed to restoring and renewing us, even after periods of discipline. This reflects His covenant faithfulness. Temporary vs. Eternal While we may experience temporary hardships or feel distant from God, His promises and love are eternal. This should encourage us to trust in His ultimate plan for our lives. Living in Light of God's Mercy Recognizing the depth of God's compassion should inspire us to live lives of gratitude, obedience, and reflection of His love to others. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 54:8?2. How does Isaiah 54:8 reveal God's mercy despite His momentary anger? 3. What does "everlasting kindness" in Isaiah 54:8 teach about God's character? 4. How can Isaiah 54:8 encourage us during times of feeling abandoned by God? 5. Connect Isaiah 54:8 with another scripture about God's enduring love and mercy. 6. How can we reflect God's "everlasting kindness" in our daily interactions with others? 7. How does Isaiah 54:8 reflect God's character of both wrath and mercy? 8. What historical context influenced the message of Isaiah 54:8? 9. How does Isaiah 54:8 relate to the theme of redemption in the Bible? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 54? 11. Is God synonymous with love? 12. Since Psalm 60:1 portrays God as angry and distant, how does this align with the Bible’s broader portrayal of His mercy and love? 13. Do the changing names and statuses in Hosea 2:23 ('not my people' becoming 'my people') cast doubt on the immutability of God's promises elsewhere in the Bible? 14. What are the 'waters of Noah' in Isaiah 54:9? What Does Isaiah 54:8 Mean In a surge of angerThe opening phrase shows that God’s displeasure with Israel was real and righteous. He reacts to sin, idolatry, and covenant unfaithfulness with holy anger (Isaiah 1:4; Romans 1:18). Yet even here the picture is brief and controlled, not capricious. Psalm 30:5 affirms, “For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime.” The anger is a necessary response that highlights His holiness and reminds His people that their conduct matters. Bullet points for clarity: • God’s anger is never vindictive; it is corrective (Hebrews 12:6). • Scripture consistently limits His wrath in duration and intensity (Lamentations 3:31-33). • The phrase “surge” communicates a sudden but short-lived wave—never a permanent state for God toward His covenant people. I hid My face from you for a moment Hiding His face is a relational metaphor describing the felt loss of God’s favor and presence. Deuteronomy 31:17-18 foretells this act when Israel turns to other gods. Isaiah 59:2 explains that sins “have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.” Even David cried, “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?” (Psalm 13:1). The “moment” stresses how brief the separation is compared with the enduring bond God maintains. Key ideas: • Divine absence magnifies the seriousness of sin. • The temporary nature (“for a moment”) keeps hope alive, assuring restoration (Hosea 6:1-2). • God’s face hidden does not mean covenant canceled; it means fellowship disrupted until repentance. but with everlasting kindness Now the tone shifts from momentary wrath to permanent grace. “Kindness” (also rendered “loving devotion”) is the loyal love God pledged to Abraham and his offspring (Genesis 17:7). Jeremiah 31:3 echoes, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.” This kindness is: • Everlasting—beyond time, outlasting every exile, failure, or wandering (Psalm 103:17). • Covenant-anchored—rooted in God’s promise, not Israel’s performance (2 Timothy 2:13). • Expressed supremely in the New Covenant, where Jesus’ cross secures eternal mercy (Hebrews 8:12). I will have compassion on you Compassion translates into deliberate action: restoration of the land (Isaiah 54:11-13), return from exile (Isaiah 49:13), and ultimate salvation in Christ (1 Peter 2:10). Micah 7:18-19 declares, “He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion.” Practical implications: • God not only forgives; He feels for His people (Psalm 103:13-14). • Compassion moves Him to reverse the very judgments He imposed (Zechariah 1:12-17). • Believers today rest in the “Father of compassion and God of all comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3). says the LORD your Redeemer The promise carries the authority of “the LORD” (YHWH), the covenant name revealed in Exodus 3:14, and the tender role of “Redeemer,” the kinsman who buys back what is lost (Isaiah 43:1; 44:24). Ultimately, Jesus fulfills this title (Galatians 3:13; Titus 2:14). Because He is both sovereign LORD and personal Redeemer: • His word cannot fail (Numbers 23:19). • His redemption is personal—“your” Redeemer—securing individual and national restoration (Job 19:25; Isaiah 41:14). • The cost of redemption underscores the depth of His everlasting kindness (1 Peter 1:18-19). summary Isaiah 54:8 contrasts the fleeting discipline of a holy God with the unending love of a faithful Redeemer. Momentary anger, experienced as God hiding His face, gives way to eternal kindness and compassionate restoration. The verse assures every believer that, though sin may bring temporary distance, God’s covenant love in Christ guarantees forgiveness, renewed fellowship, and everlasting mercy. (8) In a little wrath.--The Hebrew has the rhetorical emphasis of rhyme, b?shetsheph, guetseph, literally, in a gush or burst, of wrath, which, however terrible at the time, endured but for a moment.Hebrew In a surgeבְּשֶׁ֣צֶף (bə·še·ṣep̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8241: An outburst of anger קֶ֗צֶף (qe·ṣep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife I hid הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי (his·tar·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal My face פָנַ֥י (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face from you מִמֵּ֔ךְ (mim·mêḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of for a moment, רֶ֙גַע֙ (re·ḡa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7281: A wink, a very short space of time but with everlasting עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always kindness וּבְחֶ֥סֶד (ū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty I will have compassion on you,” רִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְ (ri·ḥam·tîḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate says אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your Redeemer. גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְ (gō·’ă·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman Links Isaiah 54:8 NIVIsaiah 54:8 NLT Isaiah 54:8 ESV Isaiah 54:8 NASB Isaiah 54:8 KJV Isaiah 54:8 BibleApps.com Isaiah 54:8 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 54:8 Chinese Bible Isaiah 54:8 French Bible Isaiah 54:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 54:8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face (Isa Isi Is) |
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