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 exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. 15For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is His name). I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’” 17Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Arise, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of His anger; The chalice of reeling you have drained to the dregs. 18There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne, Nor is there one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared.

Isaiah 51:16 word by word

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

• putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• My wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• in your mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• you with the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of My handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• establishנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• to foundיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and to sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• You are My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:16

• Isaiah 50:4The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
• Isaiah 59:21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”
• Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
• John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.
• John 8:38I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”
• John 17:8for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
• Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,
• Isaiah 49:2He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver.
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’
• Isaiah 45:18For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am the Lord, and there is none else.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 61:3To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
• Isaiah 65:17“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
• Isaiah 66:22“For just as the new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me,” declares the Lord, “So your offspring and your name will endure.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.
• 2 Peter 3:13But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

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