“For this is like the days[a] of Noah to Me:
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again,(A)
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you.(B)
10 Though the mountains move
and the hills shake,
My love will not be removed from you
and My covenant of peace(C) will not be shaken,”
says your compassionate Lord.

11 “Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar,[b]
and lay your foundations in sapphires.[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:9 DSS, Cairo Geniza; MT, LXX read waters
  2. Isaiah 54:11 Lit in antimony
  3. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(A)
So now I have sworn(B) not to be angry(C) with you,
    never to rebuke(D) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(E)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(F) for you will not be shaken(G)
    nor my covenant(H) of peace(I) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(J) on you.

11 “Afflicted(K) city, lashed by storms(L) and not comforted,(M)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](N)
    your foundations(O) with lapis lazuli.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.