Isaiah 54:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"O afflicted one,עֲנִיָּ֥ה
(a·ni·yah)
6041: poor, afflicted, humblefrom anah
storm-tossed,סֹעֲרָ֖ה
(so·'a·rah)
5590: to storm, ragea prim. root
[and] not comforted,נֻחָ֑מָה
(nu·cha·mah;)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
Behold,הִנֵּ֨ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I will setמַרְבִּ֤יץ
(mar·bitz)
7257: stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched outa prim. root
your stonesאֲבָנַ֔יִךְ
(a·va·na·yich,)
68: a stonea prim. root
in antimony,בַּפּוּךְ֙
(bap·puch)
6320: antimony, stibiumperhaps of foreign origin
And your foundations I will layוִיסַדְתִּ֖יךְ
(vi·sad·tich)
3245: to establish, found, fixa prim. root
in sapphires.בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃
(bas·sap·pi·rim.)
5601: a sapphireof foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
O thou afflicted
`aniy  (aw-nee')
depressed, in mind or circumstances -- afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
tossed with tempest
ca`ar  (saw-ar')
to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
and not comforted
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
behold I will lay
rabats  (raw-bats')
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
thy stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
with fair colours
puwk  (pook)
dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes) -- fair colours, glistering, paint(-ed) (-ing).
and lay thy foundations
yacad  (yaw-sad')
to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
with sapphires
cappiyr  (sap-peer')
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire -- sapphire.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted, I will set your stones in black mortar, and lay your foundations in sapphires.

International Standard Version
"O afflicted one, passed back and forth, and not comforted, Look! I am about to set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

NET Bible
"O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You suffering, comfortless, storm-ravaged city! I will rebuild your city with precious stones. I will reset your foundations with sapphires.

King James 2000 Bible
O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
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