Discovery BoxIsaiah 54:5 
Context54:5 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.”
Isaiah 54:8
Context54:8 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.
1 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
2 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
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.”
4 tn Heb “I hid my face from you.”
