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Isaiah 51:16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 51 · verse 16 · King James Version
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine 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 · King James Version
Isaiah 51:16 in context
14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
18There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- foundationsyâçadto setH3245 →
- coveredkâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- shadowtsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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