“Afflicted one,עֲנִיָּהstorm-tossed,סֹעֲרָהnotלֹאcomforted:נֻחָמָהlook,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam settingמַרְבִּיץyour stonesאֲבָנַיִךְon antimony,בַּפּוּךְand I will lay your foundationsוִיסַדְתִּיךְon sapphires.בַּסַּפִּירִים
Isaiah 54:11
Study it in the app““Afflicted one, storm-tossed, not comforted: look, I am setting your stones on antimony, and I will lay your foundations on sapphires.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 54:11, word by word
- “Afflicted oneעֲנִיָּהaniya
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniya” appears- storm-tossedסֹעֲרָהsoara
storm, be agitated
Be stirred violently, like the sea or the wind in a storm. It is also said of a person greatly troubled within: in 2 Kings 6:11 "the heart of the king of Aram was stormy." From the same root comes "storm."
Where else “soara” appears- comfortedנֻחָמָהnuchama
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “nuchama” appears- am settingמַרְבִּיץmarbits
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “marbits” appears- your stonesאֲבָנַיִavanayi
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanayi” appears- on antimonyפּוּךְpuch
eye paint
Dark eye paint, a mineral powder with which women outlined their eyes (2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30). In Isaiah 54:11 and 1 Chronicles 29:2 it is said of a dark material used in building.
Where else “puch” appears- and I will lay your foundationsיסַדְתִּיysadti
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “ysadti” appears- on sapphiresסַּפִּירִיםsapirim
sapphire
A blue precious stone, called "sapphire"; perhaps lapis lazuli.
Where else “sapirim” appears
The context
10For the mountains will move, and the hills will totter, but my loyal love will not move from you, and my covenant of peace will not totter,” says the one who has compassion on you, YHWH.
11 · This verse (above)
12And I will make your battlements of ruby, and your gates of stones of crystal, and all your border of precious stones.