Isaiah 54:6-7

54:6 “Indeed, the Lord will call you back

like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression, ¹ 

like a young wife when she has been rejected,” says your God.

54:7 “For a short time I abandoned ²  you,

but with great compassion I will gather you.

[54:6]  ¹ tn Heb “like a woman abandoned and grieved in spirit.”

[54:7]  ² tn Or “forsook” (NASB).