Isaiah 54:8
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 54:5, God is called your Redeemer and husband—reinforcing the covenant love behind His kindness.
In Isaiah 57:16, God says he will not always be angry — the same assurance that the anger here is temporary.
Isaiah 8:17 describes God hiding his face from Jacob—the same divine withdrawal that here turns to compassion.
In Isaiah 47:6, God describes the surge of anger against his people and giving them to Babylon — the very event referenced here.
Isaiah 60:10 explicitly echoes this — 'In anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion' — a direct parallel.
Isaiah 12:1 expresses the same turning from anger to comfort, directly reflecting the shift from momentary wrath to everlasting kindness.
Isaiah 26:20 advises hiding until wrath passes, matching the 'momentary anger' and subsequent compassion described here.
Isaiah 45:17 speaks of everlasting salvation, paralleling the 'everlasting kindness' that follows God's temporary anger.
Isaiah 55:3 promises an everlasting covenant and steadfast love—the same 'everlasting kindness' that follows the hiding.
Isaiah 14:1 promises compassion on Jacob after judgment, aligning with the restoration theme here.
In Isaiah 48:17, God identifies as your Redeemer who teaches and leads—consistent with His compassionate care.
Isaiah 41:14 uses the title 'Redeemer' to comfort Israel, connecting to the same redeemer identity that grounds the compassion promise.
Isaiah 45:15 calls God a 'God who hides himself'—a broader hiddenness, while here it's a specific angry hiding that ends in kindness.
Isaiah 44:24 identifies God as your Redeemer and Creator, linking to the redeemer title that introduces the compassion here.
Psalm 27:9 pleads 'Hide not your face from me' in anger—matching the language of divine rejection turned to mercy.
Ezekiel 39:23 explains God hid his face from Israel because of their iniquity—the same reason behind the momentary anger.
Ezekiel 39:24 repeats that uncleanness and transgression caused God to hide his face—the same cause for the anger.
Zechariah 1:15 references God's 'little anger' against Israel—the same momentary anger—showing how the nations exploited it.
Psalm 13:1 laments 'How long will you hide your face?'—directly echoing the experience of God's hiddenness from the sufferer.
Psalm 89:33 echoes this theme: God's steadfast love remains despite anger, reinforcing the promise of unfailing compassion.
In Psalm 30:5, the same contrast of momentary anger and lasting favor appears almost verbatim.
John 16:22 contrasts temporary grief with enduring joy, echoing the pattern of fleeting anger followed by lasting kindness.
2 Corinthians 4:17 contrasts light momentary troubles with eternal glory, paralleling the brief anger and everlasting compassion here.
Jeremiah 31:3 declares 'I have loved you with an everlasting love'—the enduring love that overcomes the momentary anger.
Ezekiel 39:29 echoes God's promise to no longer hide His face, reinforcing the restoration of compassion after temporary anger.
Psalm 103:17 celebrates God's steadfast love from everlasting to everlasting—mirroring the 'everlasting kindness' here.
Hosea 2:19 uses betrothal language to describe everlasting love and compassion, paralleling the 'everlasting kindness' promised here.
Zechariah 1:16 declares God's return with mercy, mirroring the shift from hidden face to compassion in this verse.
Zechariah 1:17 promises comfort and restoration for Zion, aligning with the everlasting compassion God shows here.