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Isaiah 54:12

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

KJV

et ponam jaspidem propugnacula tua, et portas tuas in lapides sculptos, et omnes terminos tuos in lapides desiderabiles ;

Vulgate

καὶ θήσω τὰς ἐπάλξεις σου ἴασπιν, καὶ τὰς πύλας σου λίθους κρυστάλλου, καὶ τὸν περίβολόν σου λίθους ἐκλεκτούς,

LXX

And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

ASV

וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֤י כַּֽדְכֹד֙ שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִ/ךְ וּ/שְׁעָרַ֖יִ/ךְ לְ/אַבְנֵ֣י אֶקְדָּ֑ח וְ/כָל גְּבוּלֵ֖/ךְ לְ/אַבְנֵי חֵֽפֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣בֶן
'bn
noun · 267×
אֶקְדָּ֑ח
'qdch
noun · 1×
גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
חֵ֖פֶץ
chpts
noun · 36×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
כַדְכֹּ֔ד
kdkd
noun · 2×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§3Among the reasons for which the Holy Scripture is so worthy of commendation - in addition to its own excellence and to the homage which we owe to God's Word - the chief of all is, the innumerable benefits of which it is the source; according to the infallible testimony of the Holy Ghost Himself, who says: "All Scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to c…
1. A certain one of those of moderate talent, who had composed a discourse, stepped forward in the presence of many pastors who were assembled as if for a church gathering, and while they attended quietly and decently, he addressed himself as follows to one who was in all things a most excellent bishop and beloved of God, through whose zeal the temple in Tyre, which was the mos…

Cross-references

  • Isa 49:16 — Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
  • Rev 21:12 — And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: