Isa 54:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 54:7-8: 54:7-8 The pain of separation would be brief compared to the depth of the renewal of love and compassion. • The Lord abandoned Israel in exile for a little while because of the people’s sins. • everlasting love: The Lord is eternally committed to his people, making the seventy-year punishment of exile seem short indeed (see 25:1 ; Hos 2:1 ).

a54:7-8►

cHos 2:1►

‏ Isaiah 54:7-8

Summary for Isa 54:7-8: 54:7-8 ^a The pain of separation would be brief compared to the depth of the renewal of love and compassion.

• The Lord abandoned Israel in exile for a little while because of the people’s sins.

• everlasting love: The Lord is eternally committed to his people, making the seventy-year punishment of exile seem short indeed (see 25:1 ^b; Hos 2:1 ^c).