Isaiah 54:12

 Isaiah 54:12

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

a. ASV:  And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.  [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

b. YLT:  And have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all thy border of stones of delight,  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified:  And I will make your windows and pinnacles of [sparkling] agates or rubies, and your gates of [shining] carbuncles, and all your walls [of your enclosures] of precious stones.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. The Milstein Edition, Later Prophets, Isaiah: I will set your window [frames] with ruby and [make] your gates of carbuncle stones, and your entire boundary [will be] of precious stones.   [THE ARTSCROLL SERIES\MILSTEIN EDITION THE LATTER PROPHETS, ISAIAH Ⓒ Copyright 2013 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ltd.]

e. Torah, Judaism and Jewish information on the web: www.chabad.org; Online English Translation of the Tanakh (Jewish Bible):  And I will make your windows of jasper and your gates of carbuncle stones, and all your border of precious stones.  [English Translation, Ⓒ Copyright The Judaica Press All rights reserved.]

1. “And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles…”

a. [And I will] make [Strong: 7760 suwm soom or siym {seem}; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):--X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.]

b. [they] windows [Strong: 8121 shemesh sheh'-mesh from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement:--+ east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window.]

c. [of] agates [Strong: 3539 kadkod kad-kobe' from the same as 3537 in the sense of striking fire from a metal forged; a sparkling gem, probably the ruby:--agate.]

d. [and thy] gates [Strong: 8179 sha`ar shah'-ar from 8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate:--city, door, gate, port (X -er).]

e. [of] carbuncles [Strong: 68 'eben eh'-ben from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build; a stone:--+ carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).]

f. [Strong: 688 'eqdach ek-dawkh' from 6916; burning, i.e. a carbuncle or other fiery gem:--carbuncle.]

2. “...and all thy borders of pleasant stones.”

a. [and] all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

b. [thy] borders [Strong: 1366 gbuwl gheb-ool' or (shortened) gbul {gheb-ool'}; from 1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed:--border, bound, coast, X great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.]

c. [of] pleasant [Strong: 2656 chephets khay'-fets from 2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind):--acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.]

d. stones [Strong: 68 'eben eh'-ben from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build; a stone:--+ carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).]

1). John F. Walvoord, Every Prophecy of the Bible: In graphic language the future glory of Israel and Jerusalem was portrayed. She was compared to a barren woman who nevertheless has many children (Isaiah 54:1). She was told to spread out and settle in various cities because of her increased descendants. God described Himself as her “Husband--the LORD Almighty is His name--the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer” (Isaiah 54:5). Though Israel was abandoned for a moment, God promised to keep His everlasting covenant and shower her with everlasting kindness and compassion (Isaiah 54:7, 8). His treatment of Israel will be like His treatment of Noah and His “unfailing love for you will not be shaken” (Isaiah 54:9, 10). The fact that God will not need to rebuke israel again (Isaiah 54:9) described her millennial kingdom. Jerusalem will be a city built of precious stone (Isaiah 54:11, 12) which is similar to the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21-22.”