Isaiah 54 · Verse 12

Isaiah 54:12

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Isaiah 54:12, King James Version

Isaiah 54:12 in other translations

BSBI will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
WEBI will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
ASVAnd I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
YLTAnd have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all thy border of stones of delight,
DARBYand I will make thy battlements of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of precious stones.
BBEI will make your towers of rubies, and your doors of carbuncles, and the wall round you will be of all sorts of beautiful stones.
WebsterAnd I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

What does Isaiah 54:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. windows--rather, "battlements"; literally, "suns"; applied to battlements from their radiated appearance. agates--rather, "rubies." carbuncles--literally, "sparkling gems"; the carbuncle when held to the sun becomes like a burning coal. all thy borders--rather, "thy whole circuit," consisting of precious stones. The glory of the Church on earth, when the Hebrew Church, according to the original design, shall be the metropolis of Christendom.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 54:11-17

Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, think they hear God speaking comfortably to them by these words, taking notice of their griefs and fears. The church is all glorious when full of the knowledge of God; for none teaches like him. It is a promise of the teaching and gifts of the Holy Spirit. All that are taught of God are taught to love one another. This seems to relate especially to the glorious times…

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Isaiah 54:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.Tiand I will makeH7760
כַּֽדְכֹד֙kad.KhodrubyH3539
שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִךְshim.sho.Ta.yikhbattlements yourH8121
וּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְu.she.'a.Ra.yikhand gates yourH8179
לְאַבְנֵ֣יle.'av.Nei<to> stones ofH68
אֶקְדָּ֑ח'ek.DachberylH688
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְge.vu.Lekhborder yourH1366
לְאַבְנֵי\־le.'av.nei-<to> stones ofH68
חֵֽפֶץ\׃Che.fetzdelightH2656

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Isaiah 54:11

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

  • Isaiah 54:12

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

  • Isaiah 54:13

    And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

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Isaiah 54:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tus ventanas pondré de piedras preciosas, tus puertas de piedras de carbunclo, y todo tu término de piedras de buen gusto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je ferai tes créneaux de rubis, et tes portes d’escarboucles, et toute ton enceinte de pierres précieuses.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ich mache deine Zinnen aus Rubinen und deine Tore von Karfunkeln und dein ganzes Gebiet von Edelsteinen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ponam jaspidem propugnacula tua, et portas tuas in lapides sculptos, et omnes terminos tuos in lapides desiderabiles;