Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, 'You are my people.'"
New American Standard Bible
I have
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.
Holman Bible
and covered you in the shadow of My hand,
in order to plant
to found the earth,
and to say to Zion, “You are My people.”
International Standard Version
I have put my words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of my hand, so that I could plant the heavens and lay the earth's foundations, to say to Zion, "You are my people.'
A Conservative Version
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 to Zion, Thou are my people.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to
Bible in Basic English
And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.
Darby Translation
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and covered thee with the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens, and to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will put my word in thy mouth, and in the shadow of my hand I covered thee, to plant the heavens and to found the earth, and to say to Zion, Thou my people.
King James 2000
And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may establish the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, you are my people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, to plant [the] heavens and to found [the] earth, saying to Zion, 'You [are] my people.'"
Modern King James verseion
And I have put My Words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of My hand, that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, You are My people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I shall put my word also in thy mouth, and defend thee with the turning of my hand: that thou mayest plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, "Thou art my people."
New Heart English Bible
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.'"
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore have I put my words in thy mouth, And with the shadow of my hand, have I covered thee, - To plant the heavens, and To lay the foundations of the earth, and To say unto Zion My people, thou art!
Webster
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shade of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, Thou art my people.
World English Bible
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.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
And I put My words in thy mouth, And with the shadow of My hand have covered thee, To plant the heavens, and to found earth, And to say to Zion, 'My people art thou.'
Themes
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
God » Overshadowing of » In the shadow of his hand
Holy spirit » The holy spirit speaking through people
Inspiration » Promises of special
Overshadowing providence » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
divine Overshadowing » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
The Lord as a Shadow » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Speech/communication » The holy spirit speaking through people
Topics
Interlinear
Suwm
Peh
Kacah
Yad
Yacad
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 51:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Comforts Zion
15 I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The Lord who commands armies is his name! 16 I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion, 'You are my people.'" 17 Wake up! Wake up! Get up, O Jerusalem! You drank from the cup the Lord passed to you, which was full of his anger! You drained dry the goblet full of intoxicating wine.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 59:21
"As for me, this is my promise to them," says the Lord. "My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward," says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.
Isaiah 49:2
He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver.
Psalm 75:3
When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)
Isaiah 45:18
For this is what the Lord says, the one who created the sky -- he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited -- "I am the Lord, I have no peer.
Isaiah 48:13
Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.
Isaiah 50:4
The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
Isaiah 66:22
"For just as the new heavens and the new earth I am about to make will remain standing before me," says the Lord, "so your descendants and your name will remain.
Exodus 33:22
When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, "Destroy!"
Psalm 92:13
Planted in the Lord's house, they grow in the courts of our God.
Isaiah 49:8
This is what the Lord says: "At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.
Isaiah 60:14-15
The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'
Isaiah 60:21
All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.
Isaiah 61:3
to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
Isaiah 65:17
For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.
Jeremiah 31:33
"But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land," says the Lord. "I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 32:38
They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Zechariah 8:8
And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.'
Zechariah 13:9
Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"
John 3:34
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.
John 8:38-40
I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the Father!"
John 17:8
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
Hebrews 8:10
"For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people.
2 Peter 3:13
But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
Revelation 1:1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,