Coming from a place of previous subjugation, Israel is understandably cautious. The Lord reminds her that He is her “maker, [her] husband, the Lord of Hosts.” He is her “Redeemer,” a title most apt for the purpose of this verse.
The powerful message to the Old World house of Israel, and perhaps just as poignant to the New World house of Israel gathered in Bountiful after such terrible destructions, is: “For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.”