Isaiah 54:11-13

Context

54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away,¹ 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,²

your gates out of beryl,³

and your outer wall⁴ out of beautiful⁵ stones.

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

and your children will enjoy great prosperity.⁶

[54:11] ¹tn Or, more literally, “windblown, storm tossed.”

[54:12] ²tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[54:12] ³tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.

[54:12] ⁴tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”

[54:12] ⁵tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”

[54:13] ⁶tn Heb “and great [will be] the peace of your sons.”