Isaiah 51:16 — And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stret… — NLT | maBible
Read Isaiah 51:16 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 51.16, Isaiah 51v16, Es. 51:16. And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am the one…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 51.16, Isaiah 51v16, Es. 51:16.
16 And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am the one who says to Israel,
‘You are my people!’”
Passage themes
Mes paroles dans ta bouche — J'ai mis mes paroles dans ta bouche
L'ombre de ma main — je t'ai couvert de l'ombre de ma main
Un nouveau ciel — pour déployer un nouveau ciel
Fonder la terre — et fonder une nouvelle terre
Tu es mon peuple — pour dire à Sion: «Tu es mon peuple!»
Notes and references
As in Syriac version (see also 51:13); Hebrew reads planted.