17 You shall [a]mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald; 18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond; 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be [b]set in gold filigree.

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  1. Exodus 28:17 Lit fill in a setting of stones, four rows of stones
  2. Exodus 28:20 Lit interwoven with gold in their settings

11 “O (A)afflicted one, storm-tossed, and (B)not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will (C)lay in [a](D)sapphires.
12 “Moreover, I will make your battlements of [b]rubies,
And your gates of [c]crystal,
And your entire [d]wall of precious stones.
13 (E)All your sons will be [e]taught of the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be (F)great.
14 “In (G)righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from (H)oppression, for you will (I)not fear;
And from (J)terror, for it will not come near you.
15 “If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.
(K)Whoever assails you will fall because of you.
16 “Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows the fire of coals
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to ruin.
17 (L)No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And (M)every tongue that [f]accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their (N)vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
  2. Isaiah 54:12 I.e. bright red
  3. Isaiah 54:12 Or carbuncles
  4. Isaiah 54:12 Lit border, boundary
  5. Isaiah 54:13 Or disciples
  6. Isaiah 54:17 Lit rises against

13 “You were in (A)Eden, the garden of God;
(B)Every precious stone was your covering:
The (C)ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your [a](D)settings and [b]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

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  1. Ezekiel 28:13 Or tambourines
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or flutes