Isaiah 28:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִישׁ

Transliteration

Therefore thus ʾāmar ʾăḏōnāy YHWH hinənî yissaḏ in-ṣiyyôn ʾāḇen ʾeḇen bōḥan pinnaṯ yiqraṯ mûsāḏ mûssāḏ hammaʾămîn not yāḥîš

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he says
• *ʾăḏōnāy*: divine title - Lord/my Lord
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *hinənî*: interjection + 1st common singular suffix - behold me
• *yissaḏ*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has founded
• *ṣiyyôn*: proper noun - Zion
• *ʾāḇen*: feminine singular noun - stone
• *ʾeḇen*: feminine singular construct - stone of
• *bōḥan*: masculine singular noun - testing
• *pinnaṯ*: feminine singular construct - corner of
• *yiqraṯ*: feminine singular construct - preciousness of
• *mûsāḏ*: masculine singular noun - foundation
• *mûssāḏ*: pual participle masculine singular - being founded
• *hammaʾămîn*: definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the one believing
• *yāḥîš*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will hasten/flee

Word Meanings

• *yissaḏ*: has founded/has established/has laid
• *ʾeḇen*: stone of testing/tested stone
• *bōḥan*: testing/tried/approved
• *pinnaṯ*: corner of/cornerstone of
• *yiqraṯ*: preciousness of/value of
• *mûsāḏ*: foundation/base
• *mûssāḏ*: being founded/being established
• *hammaʾămîn*: the one believing/the one trusting
• *yāḥîš*: will hasten/will flee/will panic

Referenced Verses

• Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
• Acts 4:11-12 : 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
• Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
• Mark 12:10 : 10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
• Luke 20:17-18 : 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? 18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
• 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
• Eph 2:20 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
• Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
• Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
• Rom 10:11 : 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
• 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
• Zech 3:9 : 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob;(from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
• Ps 112:7-8 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Hab 2:3-4 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
• Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.