Isaiah 54:12

Isaiah 54:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will make your pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal, And all your walls of precious stones.

Context of Isaiah 54:12

10The mountains may shake to pieces, and the hills may disappear. But I will never take my love away from you. My covenant that brings peace between us will never finish.’ That is what the Lord who is very kind to you says. 11‘My city, enemies attacked you, like a strong storm. Nobody was there to help you. Look! Now I will use beautiful jewels to build you again. I will build your foundation with blue sapphires. I will build your strong towers with rubies. I will build your gates with valuable jewels, and I will build your walls with beautiful stones. 13I, the Lord, will teach your children, and peace will fill their lives. 14You will have a strong foundation of righteousness. Your cruel enemies will be far away. You will have nothing to be afraid of. No trouble will come near to frighten you.

Isaiah 54:12 word by word

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י כַּֽדְכֹד֙ שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִךְ וּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְ לְאַבְנֵ֣י אֶקְדָּ֑ח וְכָל־גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְ לְאַבְנֵי־חֵֽפֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thy windowsשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• of agatesכַּדְכֹּדkadkôd · rubyH3539
• and thy gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of carbunclesאֶקְדָּח'eqdâch · carbuncleH688
• of carbunclesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and all thy bordersגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of pleasantחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And I will make thy windows - The word rendered here windows‘ is rendered by Jerome propugnacula - fortresses,‘ bulwarks, ramparts; and by the Septuagint, Epalcheis - Bulwarks,‘ or rather, pinnacles on the walls. The Hebrew word שׁמשׁות shı̂mâshôt ) is evidently derived from שׁמשׁ shemesh (the sun); and has some relation in signification to the sun, either as letting in light, or as having a radiated appearance like the sun. Gesenius renders it, notched…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, think they hear God speaking comfortably to them by these words, taking notice of their griefs and fears. The church is all glorious when full of the knowledge of God; for none teaches like him. It is a promise of the teaching and gifts of the Holy Spirit. All that are taught of God are taught to love one another. This seems to relate especially to the glorious times to succeed the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-17This describes a vision of Jerusalem renewed as a city under God's protection, a place of peace and righteousness (see Isaiah 59:21–60:22). This section provides the background for John's vision of the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. windows--rather, "battlements"; literally, "suns"; applied to battlements from their radiated appearance. agates--rather, "rubies." carbuncles--literally, "sparkling gems"; the carbuncle when held to the sun becomes like a burning coal. all thy borders--rather, "thy whole circuit," consisting of precious stones. The glory of the Church on earth, when the Hebrew Church, according to the original design, shall be the metropolis of Christendom.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:12

• Agate
• Carbuncle
• Church
• Righteous
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Agate
• Carbuncle
• Cord
• Gate
• Stones, Precious
• Window
• Architecture
• Ethics
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• House

Commentaries on Isaiah 54

• 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