Discovery BoxIsaiah 54:11-13 
Context54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away, 1 and unconsoled!
Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony
and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.
54:12 I will make your pinnacles out of gems, 2
your gates out of beryl, 3
and your outer wall 4 out of beautiful 5 stones.
54:13 All your children will be followers of the Lord,
and your children will enjoy great prosperity. 6
1 tn Or, more literally, “windblown, storm tossed.”
2 tn Perhaps, “rubies” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
3 tn On the meaning of אֶקְדָּח (’eqdakh), which occurs only here, see HALOT 82 s.v.
4 tn Heb “border” (so ASV); NASB “your entire wall.”
5 tn Heb “delightful”; KJV “pleasant.”
6 tn Heb “and great [will be] the peace of your sons.”
