Parallel Verses New International Version "Afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with lapis lazuli. King James Bible O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. Darby Bible Translation [Thou] afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires; World English Bible "You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires. Young's Literal Translation O afflicted, storm-tossed, not comforted, Lo, I am laying with cement thy stones, And have founded thee with sapphires, Isaiah 54:11 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBehold, I will lay thy stones "Behold, I lay thy stones" - These seem to be general images to express beauty, magnificence, purity, strength, and solidity, agreeably to the ideas of the eastern nations; and to have never been intended to be strictly scrutinized, or minutely and particularly explained, as if they had each of them some precise, moral, or spiritual meaning. Tobit, in his prophecy of the final restoration of Israel, describes the New Jerusalem in the same oriental manner: "For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires, and emeralds, and precious stones; thy walls, and towers, and battlements, with pure gold. And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl, and carbuncle, and stones of ophir." Tob. 13:16, 17. Compare also Revelation 21:18-21. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge thou afflicted Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me. Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all. Psalm 129:1-3 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say... Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith... tossed not comforted I will lay Ezekiel 42:1 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north... sapphires Ezekiel 10:1 Then I looked, and, behold... Library The Passing and the Permanent'For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.'--ISAIAH liv, 10.-- There is something of music in the very sound of these words. The stately march of the grand English translation lends itself with wonderful beauty to the melody of Isaiah's words. But the thought that lies below them, sweeping as it does through the whole creation, and parting all things … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Manner of Covenanting. How the Impudent and Bashful are to be Admonished. Messiah the Son of God Cross References Revelation 21:19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, Job 28:16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli. Song of Solomon 5:14 His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is like polished ivory decorated with lapis lazuli. Isaiah 14:32 What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? "The LORD has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge." Isaiah 28:16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic. Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, "Let it be rebuilt," and of the temple, "Let its foundations be laid."' Isaiah 51:18 Among all the children she bore there was none to guide her; among all the children she reared there was none to take her by the hand. Jump to Previous Afflicted Beautiful City Colors Colours Comforted Fair Foundations Founded Lay Sapphires Stones Storms Storm-Tossed Tempest Tossed Troubled UncomfortedJump to Next Afflicted Beautiful City Colors Colours Comforted Fair Foundations Founded Lay Sapphires Stones Storms Storm-Tossed Tempest Tossed Troubled UncomfortedLinks Isaiah 54:11 NIVIsaiah 54:11 NLT Isaiah 54:11 ESV Isaiah 54:11 NASB Isaiah 54:11 KJV Isaiah 54:11 Bible Apps Isaiah 54:11 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 54:11 Chinese Bible Isaiah 54:11 French Bible Isaiah 54:11 German Bible Isaiah 54:11 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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