Isaiah 51:16

Isaiah 51:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
• New International Version (NIV)I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, 'You are my people.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ”

Context of Isaiah 51:16

14The people who have trouble and pain will soon become free. They will not stay in the prison of death. They will have all the food that they need. 15Remember that I am the Lord your God. I shake the sea so that its waves roar! My name is the Lord Almighty. I have given you my message to speak on my behalf. I have kept you safe in my hand. I hung up the sky like a curtain, and I made the foundation of the earth. I say to Zion, “You are my people.” ’ 17Wake up, people in Jerusalem! Get ready! The Lord has been angry with you, and he has punished you. You had to receive all of his anger, like you were drinking strong wine from a cup. Now that you have drunk it all, you cannot stand up straight! 18Among all of Jerusalem's people, there was nobody left to be your leader. There was nobody who could take care of you.

Isaiah 51:16 word by word

וָאָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יךָ וּבְצֵ֥ל יָדִ֖י כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ לִנְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְלִיסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְלֵאמֹ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן עַמִּי־אָֽתָּה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I have putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• in thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and I have coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• thee in the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of mine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• that I may plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and lay the foundationsיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:16

• Isaiah 50:4‘The Almighty Lord has given his message to me, his servant. I speak it on his behalf. I know what to say to help weak and tired people. The Lord wakes me up every morning so that I can learn something. I listen carefully to him, as a student listens to his teacher.
• Isaiah 59:21The Lord says, ‘This is the covenant that I make with those people. My Spirit is now with you, and he will not leave you. I have put my words into your mouth, and they will always be with you. They will continue to be in the mouths of your children, and your descendants for ever.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Deuteronomy 18:18I will send them a prophet who will be like you. He will be an Israelite. I will tell him what to say. Then he will tell the people everything that I command him to say.
• John 3:34The one that God has sent speaks God's words. God has given his Spirit to fill that person completely.
• John 8:38I speak about the things that my Father has shown me. You do the things that you have heard from your father.’
• John 17:8I gave to them the message that you gave to me. They accepted that message. They know certainly that I came from you. They believe that you sent me.
• Revelation 1:1This book describes the things that God showed to Jesus Christ. He wanted Jesus to show these things to his own servants. They are events that must happen soon. Jesus sent his angel to show them to me, his servant John.
• Isaiah 49:2The message that he gave me to speak was like a sharp sword. He kept me safe in his hand. He made me like a sharp arrow that he keeps safe and ready to use.
• Deuteronomy 33:27He is the God who lives for ever. He is the safe place where you can hide. His strong arms are always there, to hold you safely. He will chase away your enemies as you attack them. He says to you, “Destroy them!”
• Isaiah 45:18The Lord created the heavens. He is the true God. He created the earth and he put it in its place. He built it to be strong. He did not create it as an empty place. He made it for people to live there. He says, ‘I am the Lord. There is nobody else who is like me.
• Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. The land will belong to them for ever. I myself will plant them in the ground like a young plant. As they grow, they will show how great I am.
• Isaiah 61:3In that way, the people in Zion who are sad will become strong again. They will not put ashes on their heads any more. Instead, they will wear beautiful hats. Instead of weeping, they will have olive oil to show their joy. They will not feel upset, but they will sing happy songs to praise God. People will call them ‘Strong trees that show God's righteousness’. They will be like trees that the Lord himself has planted to show how great he is.
• Isaiah 65:17Listen! I will create new heavens and a new earth. People will not remember what things were like before. Those thoughts will not be in their minds at all.
• Isaiah 66:22The Lord says, ‘The new heavens and the new earth that I will make will always be there. In the same way, your descendants and your family name will always continue.’
• Psalms 92:13They are like trees that someone has planted in the Lord's house. They grow well in the yard of our God's temple.
• 2 Peter 3:13But God has promised to make a new sky and a new earth. That is what we are waiting for. That will be a home for everything that is good and right.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16That I may plant the heavens "To stretch out the heavens" - In the present text it is לנתע lintoa, "to plant the heavens:" the phrase is certainly very obscure, and in all probability is a mistake for לנטות lintoth . This latter is the word used in Isaiah 51:13; just before, in the very same sentence; and this phrase occurs very frequently in Isaiah, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 45:12; the former in no other place. It is also very…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And I have put my words in thy mouth - That is, he had committed his truth to the Jewish people; to Zion. He had entrusted them with his statutes and his laws; he had given them the promise of the Messiah, and through him the assurance that the true religion would be spread to other nations. He would, therefore, preserve them, and restore them again to their own land. And have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand - That is, I have protected thee (see…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them with consolations of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16My words in your mouth: The focus shifted back to the servant. You are My people: Israel was the covenant community.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Addressed to Israel, embodied in "the servant of Jehovah" (Is 42:1), Messiah, its ideal and representative Head, through whom the elect remnant is to be restored. put my words in thy mouth--true of Israel, the depository of true religion, but fully realized only in Israel's Head and antitype, Messiah (Is 49:2; 50:4, 5; 59:21; De 18:18; Joh 3:34). covered ... in ... shadow of ... hand--protected thee (see on Is 49:2). plant--rather, "fix" as a…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings