Isaiah 54:12

What does Isaiah 54:12 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 54:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

I will make your towers of rubies, and your doors of carbuncles, and the wall round you will be of all sorts of beautiful stones.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all thy border of stones of delight,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and I will make thy battlements of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of precious stones.

Context

v.11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

v.12This passage

v.13And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

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