10 and saw(A) the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli,(B) as bright blue as the sky.(C)

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lapis lazuli(A) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(B)

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11 “Afflicted(A) city, lashed by storms(B) and not comforted,(C)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,[a](D)
    your foundations(E) with lapis lazuli.(F)
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates(G) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.

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Footnotes

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

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