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Isaiah 54:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 54:11

Verse 11 of 17

Scripture focus

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Isaiah 54:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 54:11

Theological / Devotional

Fair colours. See on 2 Kings 9:30, where the same Hebrew word is rendered “painted.”

Lay thy foundations. The Lord foretells what Jerusalem will be like in its restored state. Compare John’s description of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:14-20).

Sapphires. See on Job 28:6.

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