Isaiah 54:10-13

54:10 Even if the mountains are removed

and the hills displaced,

my devotion will not be removed from you,

nor will my covenant of friendship ¹  be displaced,”

says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.

54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away, ²  and unconsoled!

Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony

and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.

54:12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, ³ 

your gates out of beryl, ⁴ 

and your outer wall ⁵  out of beautiful ⁶  stones.

54:13 All your children will be followers of the Lord,

and your children will enjoy great prosperity. ⁷ 

[54:10]  ¹ tn Heb “peace” (so many English versions); NLT “of blessing.”

[54:11]  ² tn Or, more literally, “windblown, storm tossed.”

[54:12]  ³ tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[54:12]  ⁴ tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.

[54:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”

[54:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”

[54:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and great [will be] the peace of your sons.”