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Isaiah 51:16

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16And jI have put My words in your mouth;

kI have covered you with the shadow of My hand,

lThat I may 3plant the heavens,

Lay the foundations of the earth,

And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. 3establish

Cross references

  1. jDeut. 18:18; Is. 59:21; John 3:34
  2. kEx. 33:22; Is. 49:2
  3. lIs. 65:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I have put my words in your mouth

and covered you in the shadow of my hand,

establishing the heavens

and laying the foundations of the earth,

and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I have put my words in your mouth

and covered you with the shadow of my hand—

I who set the heavens in place,

who laid the foundations of the earth,

and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I have put my words in your mouth,

and covered you in the shadow of my hand,

in order to plant the heavens,

to found the earth,

and to say to Zion, “You are my people.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And I have put my words in your mouth

and hidden you safely in my hand.

I stretched out the sky like a canopy

and laid the foundations of the earth.

I am the one who says to Israel,

‘You are my people!’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English 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.’ ”

KJV 1900King 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.