KJV King James Version
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
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Isaiah 54:12
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
WEB World English Bible
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
ASV American Standard Version
And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all thy border of stones of delight,
Surrounding context — Isaiah 54
9 For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as] I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יH7760 · sumto set: makeכַּֽדְכֹד֙H3539 · kad.kodrubyשִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִךְH8121 · she.meshsunוּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְH8179 · sha.argateלְאַבְנֵ֣יH68 · e.venstoneאֶקְדָּ֑חH688 · eq.dachcarbuncleוְכָל־H3605 · kolallגְּבוּלֵ֖ךְH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryלְאַבְנֵי־H68 · e.venstoneחֵֽפֶץ׃H2656 · che.phetspleasure
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