Isaiah 54:11

Translations

Modern

“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Traditional

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

Literal

“O afflicted one, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I am spreading over your stones in antimony, and I lay your foundations with sapphires.

Latin

Paupercula, tempestate convulsa absque ulla consolatione, ecce ego sternam per ordinem lapides tuos, et fundabo te in sapphiris:

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English

“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Notes

Isaiah 54:11

The Lord himself would rebuild the city (see Hebrews 11:10).
Sapphires are a semi-precious stone.

Isaiah 54:11–17

This 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).

Isaiah 54:1–17

Salvation flows from the vindication of the suffering servant. The promises mentioned here go beyond the return from Babylonian exile and apply to the coming of Jesus Christ, the extension of the kingdom to the church, the benefits of the second coming of Jesus Christ as the bridegroom of the church, and the new Jerusalem.

Isaiah 54:1–55:13

This is an invitation to participate in the restoration to God’s favor made possible through the ministry of the promised servant.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Making Sense of the Exile Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiah

Related verses

1 Peter 2:4–6
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Acts 14:22
…strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Jeremiah 30:17
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
Isaiah 54:6
For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
1 Chronicles 29:2
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Revelation 21:18–21
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Exodus 2:23
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
Isaiah 14:32
What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
Lamentations 1:1–2
How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.
Ezekiel 10:1
And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
Isaiah 51:21
Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature Sapphire

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Consolation In Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Natural Disasters Precious Stones: Beauty and Stability of the Church Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Sapphire: A Precious Stone

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