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“For [a]this is like the days of Noah to Me,
When I swore that the waters of Noah
Would (A)not [b]overflow the earth again;
So I have sworn that I will (B)not be furious with you
Nor will I rebuke you.
10 For the (C)mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My (D)covenant of peace will not be shaken,”
Says (E)Yahweh who has compassion on you.

11 “O (F)afflicted one, storm-tossed, and (G)not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will (H)set in [c](I)sapphires.

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  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some mss the waters of Noah this is to Me
  2. Isaiah 54:9 Lit cross over
  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.