Isaiah

Isaiah 51:16

¹⁶I have put My words in your mouth,

and covered you with the shadow of My hand,

to establish^b the heavens, to found the earth,

and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

Footnotes

b 51:16 Or to plant

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have put	וָאָשִׂ֤ים	wā·’ā·śîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
My words	דְּבָרַי֙	də·ḇā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
in your mouth	בְּפִ֔יךָ	bə·p̄î·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and covered you	כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ	kis·sî·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3680 cover
with the shadow	וּבְצֵ֥ל	ū·ḇə·ṣêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
of My hand	יָדִ֖י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
to establish	לִנְטֹ֤עַ	lin·ṭō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5193 strike, fix, plant
the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
to found	וְלִיסֹ֣ד	wə·lî·sōḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3245 establish, found, fix
the earth	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and to say	וְלֵאמֹ֥ר	wə·lê·mōr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to Zion	לְצִיּ֖וֹן	lə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
You	אָֽתָּה׃ס	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are My people	עַמִּי־	‘am·mî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

Cross-references

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Isaiah 59:21 · Isaiah 49:2 · John 17:8 · Deuteronomy 18:18 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Isaiah 66:22 · John 8:38–40 · Zechariah 13:9 · Isaiah 48:13 · Isaiah 50:4 · 2 Peter 3:13 · Isaiah 65:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.