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Isaiah 51:16

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I have put my words in your mouth
and have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
that I may plant the heavens,
and lay the foundations of the earth,
and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”

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Isaiah 51:16 in other translations

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

Isaiah 51:16 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 51:16 in context

  1. 14The captive exile will speedily be freed.
    He will not die and go down into the pit.
    His bread won’t fail.
  2. 15For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea
    so that its waves roar.
    Yahweh of Armies is his name.
  3. 16I have put my words in your mouth
    and have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
    that I may plant the heavens,
    and lay the foundations of the earth,
    and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
  4. 17Awake, awake!
    Stand up, Jerusalem,
    you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath.
    You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering,
    and drained it.
  5. 18There is no one to guide her among all the sons to whom she has given birth;
    and there is no one who takes her by the hand among all the sons who she has brought up.