Isaiah 54:11

““Afflicted one, storm-tossed, not comforted: look, I am setting your stones on antimony, and I will lay your foundations on sapphires.”

Isaiah 54:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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and I will lay your foundationsיסַדְתִּיysadti

found

To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.

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on sapphiresסַּפִּירִיםsapirim

sapphire

A blue precious stone, called "sapphire"; perhaps lapis lazuli.

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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.

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