Isaiah 54:6

6 The LORD will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit— a wife who married young, only to be rejected,” says your God.

Isaiah 54:6 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
6 For the LORD has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God.
NLT
6 For the LORD has called you back from your grief— as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,” says your God.
MSG
6 You were like an abandoned wife, devastated with grief, and God welcomed you back, Like a woman married young and then left," says your God.
CSB
6 For the Lord has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, a wife of one's youth when she is rejected," says your God.

Isaiah 54:6 In-Context

4 “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5 For your Maker is your husband— the LORD Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
6 The LORD will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit— a wife who married young, only to be rejected,” says your God.
7 “For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
8 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 49:14-21
  • 2. ver 6-7; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 50:1-2; Isaiah 60:15; Isaiah 62:4,12; Jeremiah 44:2; Hosea 1:10
  • 3. S Exodus 20:14; Malachi 2:15
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