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but with great mercies will I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/54.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/54.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I abandoned you, But with great compassion I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/54.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/54.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/54.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/54.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I abandoned you, But with great compassion <i>and</i> mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/54.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I deserted you for a brief moment, but I will take you back with abundant compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/54.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I deserted you for a brief moment, but I will take you back with great compassion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/54.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/54.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I rejected you for a while, but with love and tenderness I will embrace you again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/54.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/54.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I abandoned you for one brief moment, but I will bring you back with unlimited compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/54.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"For one brief moment I left you; with deep love I will take you back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/54.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For a brief moment I abandoned you; but I'll gather you with great compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/54.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/54.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/54.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/54.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/54.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/54.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“In a small moment I have forsaken you, "" And in great mercies I gather you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/54.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In a small moment I have forsaken thee, And in great mercies I do gather thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/54.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In a little moment I forsook thee; and with great mercies I will gather thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/54.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/54.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For a brief moment, I have forsaken you, and with great pities, I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/54.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/54.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/54.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For in a little anger I have forsaken you; but with my great mercies I will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/54.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In a little anger I left you, and in my many compassions I shall gather you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/54.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For a small moment have I forsaken thee; But with great compassion will I gather thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/54.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For a little while I left thee: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/54-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12137" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/54.htm">Future Blessings for Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: qā·ṭōn (Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">“For a brief</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: bə·re·ḡa‘ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time.">moment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ă·zaḇ·tîḵ (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">I forsook you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">but with great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: ’ă·qab·bə·ṣêḵ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 2fs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">I will bring you back.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-32</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></span><br />For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-20</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ / Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">1 Peter 5:10</a></span><br />And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9</a></span><br />He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />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? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Jeremiah 33:26</a></span><br />then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-33</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a></span><br />Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18</a></span><br />I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14-15</a></span><br />But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.</p><p class="hdg">a small</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></b></br> For his anger <i>endureth but</i> a moment; in his favour <i>is</i> life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy <i>cometh</i> in the morning.</p><p class="hdg">with</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></b></br> He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry <i>them</i> in his bosom, <i>and</i> shall gently lead those that are with young.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Brief</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/psalms/119-87.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Short</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/acts/24-4.htm">Brief</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Short</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 54</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">The prophet, to comfort the Gentiles, prophesies the amplitude of their church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Their safety</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Their certain deliverance out of affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Their fair edification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">And their sure preservation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, this can be seen in the context of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken captive as a consequence of their idolatry and failure to uphold the covenant. Theologically, this momentary forsaking is not indicative of God's permanent abandonment but rather a disciplinary action meant to bring about repentance and restoration. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-32</a>, which reassures that God does not cast off forever.<p><b>but with great compassion I will bring you back</b><br>Here, the promise of restoration is emphasized, highlighting God's enduring mercy and love. The term "great compassion" underscores the depth of God's grace and His willingness to forgive and restore His people. This is consistent with the broader biblical narrative of redemption, where God repeatedly shows mercy to His people despite their failures. The return from exile is a historical fulfillment of this promise, but it also points to a greater spiritual restoration through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's ultimate act of compassion and reconciliation. This theme is further developed in passages like <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14-23</a>, where God speaks of alluring Israel back to Himself with love and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced exile due to its disobedience to God. Isaiah's prophecies often addressed the people of Judah, offering both warnings and hope.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The period when the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon. This event is a backdrop for Isaiah's message of temporary forsaking and eventual restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>A central theme in <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7</a>, highlighting God's enduring love and mercy despite temporary judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The promise of bringing back the people of Judah from exile, symbolizing God's faithfulness and the hope of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a></b><br>God's temporary forsaking is a form of discipline meant to bring His people back to Him. It is crucial to recognize that discipline is an expression of His love and desire for our growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_compassion.htm">The Nature of God's Compassion</a></b><br>God's compassion is described as "great," indicating its depth and abundance. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God's mercy is always greater than His judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The promise of restoration is a powerful reminder that no situation is beyond God's ability to redeem. This should encourage believers to trust in God's timing and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_through_trials.htm">Endurance Through Trials</a></b><br>Understanding that trials are temporary can help believers endure with patience and hope, knowing that God's compassion will ultimately prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_compassion.htm">Reflecting God's Compassion</a></b><br>As recipients of God's great compassion, believers are called to extend the same compassion to others, reflecting God's love in their relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_54.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 54</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_experience_emotions.htm">Does God experience emotions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_heal_today.htm">Does God still heal sickness and disease today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_essence_of_grace.htm">What is the essence of grace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'joy_comes_in_the_morning'.htm">What does "Joy Comes in the Morning" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/54.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">For a small moment.</span>--Historically the words point to the seventy years of exile, as being but a transient interruption of the manifestation of the everlasting mercies. Spiritually they have wider and manifold fulfilments in the history of individuals, of the Church, of mankind.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/54.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7, 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For a small moment have I forsaken thee</span>. The sixty or seventy years of the Captivity were but as a moment of time compared with the long ages during which God had tenderly watched over and protected his Church, and, still more, compared with the eternity during which he was now about to show himself her constant Guardian and Protector. There had been a little wrath; or rather, <span class="accented">one burst of wrath</span>; and then Mercy had resumed her sway. The face hid for a moment had been allowed once more to shine upon the afflicted people; and the momentary indignation would be followed by, and swallowed up in, ever-lasting kindness (compare above, <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a> and <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a>, "His anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/54-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For a brief</span><br /><span class="heb">קָטֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṭōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">moment</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֶ֥גַע</span> <span class="translit">(bə·re·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7281.htm">Strong's 7281: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wink, a very short space of time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I forsook you,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·zaḇ·tîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but with great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">compassion</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will bring you back.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·qab·bə·ṣêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 54:7 For a small moment have I forsaken (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 54:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 54:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 54:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 54:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>