Isaiah 41:17

41:17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none;

their tongues are parched from thirst.

I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; ¹ 

I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Isaiah 49:14

The Lord Remembers Zion

49:14 “Zion said, ‘The Lord has abandoned me,

the sovereign master ²  has forgotten me.’

Isaiah 54:7

54:7 “For a short time I abandoned ³  you,

but with great compassion I will gather you.

[41:17]  ¹ tn Heb “will answer them” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[49:14]  ² tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[54:7]  ³ tn Or “forsook” (NASB).