Isaiah 51:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have told you what to say, and I will keep you safe in the palm of my hand. I spread out the heavens and laid foundations for the earth. Now I say, “Jerusalem, your people are mine.”

Cross References

Psalm 75:3

The earth trembles, and its people shake; you alone keep its foundations firm.

Psalm 91:4

He will spread his wings over you and keep you secure. His faithfulness is like a shield or a city wall.

Psalm 92:13

They will take root in your house, LORD God, and they will do well.

Exodus 33:22

and before I pass by in all my shining glory, I will put you in a large crack in the rock. I will cover your eyes with my hand until I have passed by.

Exodus 4:15

Aaron will speak to the people for you, and you will be like me, telling Aaron what to say. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will tell each of you what to do.

Isaiah 45:18

The LORD alone is God! He created the heavens and made a world where people can live, instead of creating an empty desert. The LORD alone is God; there are no others.

Isaiah 48:13

With my own hand I created the earth and stretched out the sky. They obey my every command.

Isaiah 49:2

He made my words pierce like a sharp sword or a pointed arrow; he kept me safely hidden in the palm of his hand.

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the LORD says: I will answer your prayers because I have set a time when I will help by coming to save you. I have chosen you to take my promise of hope to other nations. You will rebuild the country from its ruins, then people will come and settle there.

Isaiah 50:4

The LORD God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning he awakens me eager to learn his teaching;

Isaiah 57:19

start singing my praises. No matter where you are, I, the LORD, will heal you and give you peace.

Isaiah 59:21

The LORD says: “My people, I promise to give you my Spirit and my message. These will be my gifts to you and your families for ever. I, the LORD, have spoken.”

Isaiah 60:21

Your people will live right and always own the land; they are the trees I planted to bring praise to me.

Isaiah 61:3

especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice”, planted by the LORD to honour his name.

Isaiah 65:17

I am creating new heavens and a new earth; everything of the past will be forgotten.

Isaiah 66:22

I also promise that you will always have descendants and will never be forgotten, just as the new heavens and the new earth that I create will last for ever.

Jeremiah 1:9

The LORD reached out his hand, then he touched my mouth and said, “I am giving you the words to say,

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a desire to know me and to be my people. They will want me to be their God, and they will turn back to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the LORD, will make with the people of Israel: “I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:38

They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “You are my people,” and they will reply, “You, LORD, are our God!”

Zechariah 8:8

and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, faithful to bring about justice.

John 17:8

I told my followers what you told me, and they accepted it. They know that I came from you, and they believe that you are the one who sent me.

John 3:34

The Son was sent to speak God's message, and he has been given the full power of God's Spirit.

Deuteronomy 18:18

So when I want to speak to them, I will choose one of them to be a prophet like you. I will give my message to that prophet, who will tell the people exactly what I have said.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is our hiding place; he carries us in his arms. When God tells you to destroy your enemies, he will make them run.

Hebrews 8:10

“But now I tell the people of Israel this is my new agreement: ‘The time will come when I, the Lord, will write my laws on their minds and hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

2 Peter 3:13

But God has promised us a new heaven and a new earth, where justice will rule. We are really looking forward to that!

Revelation 1:1

This is what God showed to Jesus Christ, so that he could tell his servants what must happen soon. Christ then sent his angel with the message to his servant John.