Isaiah 54:5
in Isaiah 54For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
KJV
For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
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This verse in Isaiah 54
Commentary
11 notes on this verse(Verse 4, 5.) Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be ashamed, for you will not be disgraced. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. 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. LXX: Do not be afraid, for you have been put to shame; do not be disgraced, for you have been reproached.
This site's exposition
forget the shame
on Isaiah 54:4-6
Verse 4 promises that Zion “will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood”. Verse 5 gives the ground in three titles joined to one bond: “your husband is your Maker”, “the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer”.
This site's exposition
For your husband is your Maker
Barnes and Jamieson, Fausset & Brown note Maker and husband are plural in the Hebrew, a plural of majesty. Cyril reads Maker as God remaking His people in Christ. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown add He is called God over all the earth once He shows Himself the God of Israel.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
He makes clear how he makes the shame of widowhood disappear, saying that it is "the Lord who makes you, the Lord of hosts is his name." He is making you rather than creating you, transferring us into another type of citizenship and beautiful life. For we are being transformed in Christ into the newness of the holy and evangelical life, ascending to his own beautiful form through the Spirit so that others see us as different from the rest [of humanity].
We have been justified in Christ, and not from works of righteousness that we have done but according to his mercy. But this is also what the supremely wise Paul has written. For we have been set free from the darkness, deceit and wickedness, which have been inherited from our ancestors.… [Therefore,] do not fear that you will be put to shame. For just as a parent looks after children, the Lord will look after those who fear him. Your sins will be as far removed from you as the east is from the west. How necessary is it, then, that you not stumble again but reject those same sins in fear. Remember the grace of our justifying God, and do not bear malice or demand justice from those who sin against you.
The Medieval Church1 voice
981. Second, he promises the restoration of their former honor. And first, he sets out restoration as to dominion: for he that made you shall rule over you, above: O Lord, other lords besides you have had dominion over us (Isa 26:13). …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
(2.) He is the Holy One of Israel, the same that presided in the affairs of the Old-Testament church and was the Mediator of the covenant made with it. The promises made to the New-Testament Israel are as rich and sure as those made to the Old-Testament Israel; for he that is our Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
That though sometimes God might seem to withdraw from her, and suspend the tokens of his favour, he would return in mercy and would not return to contend with them any more,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For thy Maker is thine husband - Both these words, ‘maker’ and ‘husband,’ in the Hebrew are in the plural number. But the form is evidently the pluralis excellentiae - a form denoting majesty and honor (see 1Sa 19:13, 1Sa 19:16; Psa 149:2; Pro 9:10; Pro 30:3; Ecc 12:1; Hos 12:1). Here it refers to ‘Yahweh of hosts,’ necessarily in the singular, as Yahweh is one Deu 6:4. No argument can be drawn from this phrase to prove that there is a distinction of persons in the Godhead, as the form is so often used evidently with a singular signification.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
That God was Israel's "Maker," both as individuals and as the theocratic kingdom, is the pledge of assurance that He will be her Redeemer (Isa 43:1-3). Hebrew, "makers . . . husbands"; plural for singular, to denote excellency. of Israel . . . whole earth--Not until He manifests Himself as God of Israel shall He appear as God of the whole earth (Ps 102:13, 15, 16;
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The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בֹעֲלַ֙יִךְ֙ | voalayikh | husband<s> your | H1166 → | 15 times |
| עֹשַׂ֔יִךְ | ʾosayikh | [is] maker<s> your | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [is] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁמ֑וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ֙ | vegoalekh | and [is] redeemer your | H1350 → | 104 times |
| קְד֣וֹשׁ | kedoosh | [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| יִקָּרֵֽא׃ | yikare' | he is called | H7121 → | 733 times |
כִּ֤יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
בֹעֲלַ֙יִךְ֙husband<s> your
voalayikhH1166 →15 times
עֹשַׂ֔יִךְ[is] maker<s> your
ʾosayikhH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָ֥ה[is] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁמ֑וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
וְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ֙and [is] redeemer your
vegoalekhH1350 →104 times
קְד֣וֹשׁ[the] holy [one] of
kedooshH6918 →116 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
יִקָּרֵֽא׃he is called
yikare'H7121 →733 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
it leads to
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Psalms 25:12
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
- Job 22:21–22
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Deuteronomy 8:17–18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Isaiah 30:20
The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.
- Psalms 32:8
Through
Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a…
it leads to
- Ruth 3:9
“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
- Jeremiah 2:2–3
“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness,…
- Romans 5:8
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Ruth 3:9
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 5:2.54:4-5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.