American Standard Version
Isaiah 42:11
11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Isaiah 42:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
- New International Version (NIV)Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the habitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Context of Isaiah 42:11
9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10Sing unto Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12Let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands. 13Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies.
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יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְעָרָ֔יו חֲצֵרִ֖ים תֵּשֵׁ֣ב קֵדָ֑ר יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי סֶ֔לַע מֵרֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖ים יִצְוָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
- wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- liftנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- Kedarקֵדָרqêdâr · KedarH6938
- inhabitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- Selaסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · SelaH5554
- singרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
- shoutרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
- topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
- mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
Cross-references for Isaiah 42:11
- Isaiah 32:16Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
- Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
- Isaiah 40:3The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
- Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
- Isaiah 43:19Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
- Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
- Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
- Genesis 25:23And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.
- Psalms 120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
- Jeremiah 48:28O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
- Jeremiah 49:16As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
Commentaries on Isaiah 42:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let the wilderness - The most uncultivated countries, and the most rude and uncivilized people, shall confess and celebrate with thanksgiving the blessing of the knowledge of God graciously imparted to them. By the desert is meant Arabia Deserta; by the rocky country, Arabia Petraea; by the mountains, probably those celebrated ones, Paran, Horeb, Sinai, in the same country; to which also belonged Kedar, a clan of Arabians, dwelling for the most part in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let the wilderness - (See the note at Isaiah 35:1). The word here denotes the most uncultivated countries, intimating that even the most rude and barbarous people would have occasion to rejoin, and would be interested in the mercy of God. And the cities thereof - To us there seems to be something incongruous in speaking of the cities‘ in a wilderness.‘ But we are to remember that the Hebrews gave the name wilderness or desert to those regions that were…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker. Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church, he is glorified in them and by them. Let us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Different geographical regions show the extremes of where people live. The entire earth is invited to praise God for his promise to save humanity. Kedar and Sela were examples of desert locations (Isaiah 42:11; see also 16:1; 21:16–17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. cities--in a region not wholly waste, but mainly so, with an oasis here and there. Kedar--in Arabia-Deserta (Is 21:16; Ge 25:13). The Kedarenians led a nomadic, wandering life. So Kedar is here put in general for that class of men. rock--Sela, that is, Petra, the metropolis of Idumea and the Nabathoean Ishmaelites. Or it may refer in general to those in Arabia-Petræa, who had their dwellings cut out of the rock. the mountains--namely, of Paran, south…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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