In a surgeבְּשֶׁצֶףof angerקֶצֶףI hidהִסְתַּרְתִּיmy faceפָנַיfrom youמִמֵּךְfor a moment,רֶגַעbut withוּבְeternalעוֹלָםloyal loveחֶסֶדI will have compassion on you,”רִחַמְתִּיךְsaysאָמַרyour Redeemer,גֹּאֲלֵךְYHWH.יְהוָה
Isaiah 54:8
Study it in the app“In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with eternal loyal love I will have compassion on you,” says your Redeemer, YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 54:8, word by word
- In a surgeשֶׁצֶףshetsef
outburst (of anger)
An outburst, a flood of anger.
Where else “shetsef” appears- of angerקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- I hidהִסְתַּרְתִּיhistarti
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “histarti” appears- my faceפָנַfana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fana” appears- for a momentרֶגַעrega
moment
Instant, a very brief moment.
Where else “rega” appears- eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- I will have compassion on youרִחַמְתִּיrichamti
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “richamti” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- your Redeemerגֹּאֲלֵgoale
Redeemer
YHWH, who rescues his people.
Where else “goale” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
7“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
8 · This verse (above)
9“For like the waters of Noah is this to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah would not again pass over the earth, so I have sworn not to be angry with you or to rebuke you.