Yesaya 54:5

54:5 For your husband is the one who made you –

the Lord who commands armies is his name.

He is your protector, ¹  the Holy One of Israel. ² 

He is called “God of the entire earth.”

Yesaya 54:8

54:8 In a burst ³  of anger I rejected you ⁴  momentarily,

but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,”

says your protector, ⁵  the Lord.

[54:5]  ¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[54:5]  ² sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[54:8]  ³ tn According to BDB 1009 s.v. שֶׁטֶף the noun שֶׁצֶף here is an alternate form of שֶׁטֶף (shetef, “flood”). Some relate the word to an alleged Akkadian cognate meaning “strength.”

[54:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “I hid my face from you.”

[54:8]  ⁵ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.