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10 For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and (A)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
11 (B)“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
    behold, (C)I will set your stones in antimony,
    (D)and lay your foundations with sapphires.[a]
12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[b]
    your gates of carbuncles,[c]
    and all your wall of precious stones.

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  1. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
  2. Isaiah 54:12 Or jasper, or ruby
  3. Isaiah 54:12 Or crystal

10 Though the mountains be shaken(A)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(B) for you will not be shaken(C)
    nor my covenant(D) of peace(E) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(F) on you.

11 “Afflicted(G) city, lashed by storms(H) and not comforted,(I)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](J)
    your foundations(K) with lapis lazuli.(L)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates(M) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.

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  1. Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.