Isaiah 54:12

54:12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, ¹ 

your gates out of beryl, ² 

and your outer wall ³  out of beautiful ⁴  stones.

Isaiah 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence ⁵  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ⁶  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

[54:12]  ¹ tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[54:12]  ² tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.

[54:12]  ³ tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”

[54:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”

[60:18]  ⁵ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ⁶ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.