Isaiah 51:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 51:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 51:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 51:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’””
Isaiah 51:16 — World English Bible
Isaiah 51:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 51:16 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 51:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 <FI>art<Fi> thou.'”
Isaiah 51:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 51:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Isaiah 51:16 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 51:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I haue put my wordes in thy mouth, and haue defended thee in the shadowe of mine hand, that I may plant the heauens, and lay the foundation of the earth, and say vnto Zion, Thou art my people.”
Isaiah 51:16 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 51:16 in Context — Isaiah 51
14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.
16 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.
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
What Does Isaiah 51:16 Mean?
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