Isaiah
Isaiah 28:16
16So this is what the Lord GOD says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
the one who believes will never be shaken.f
Footnotes
- f 28:16 LXX will never be put to shame; cited in Romans 9:33|ROM 9:33, Romans 10:11, and 1 Peter 2:6
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| See | הִנְנִ֛י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I lay | יִסַּ֥ד | yis·saḏ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| a stone | אָ֑בֶן | ’ā·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| in Zion | בְּצִיּ֖וֹן | bə·ṣî·yō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| a tested | בֹּ֜חַן | bō·ḥan | Noun - masculine singular | H976 testing |
| stone | אֶ֣בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular construct | H68 stone |
| a precious | יִקְרַת֙ | yiq·raṯ | Adjective - feminine singular construct | H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty |
| cornerstone | פִּנַּ֤ת | pin·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6438 corner |
| a sure | מוּסָּ֔ד | mūs·sāḏ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| foundation | מוּסָ֣ד | mū·sāḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4143 foundation, foundation-laying |
| the one who believes | הַֽמַּאֲמִ֖ין | ham·ma·’ă·mîn | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| will never | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be shaken | יָחִֽישׁ׃ | yā·ḥîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2363 haste, make haste |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 118:22 · Acts 4:11–12 · 1 Peter 2:6–8 · Luke 20:17–18 · Romans 9:33 · Mark 12:10 · Matthew 21:42 · Isaiah 8:14–15 · Ephesians 2:20 · 1 Corinthians 3:11 · Romans 10:11 · Zechariah 3:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.