Isaiah 49:13

Isaiah 49:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
• New International Version (NIV)Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted.

Context of Isaiah 49:13

11I will make all my mountains into a road, and my highways will be raised up. 12See, these will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Sinim. Shout for joy, you heavens! Earth, rejoice! Mountains break into joyful shouts! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. 14Zion says, “The Lord has abandoned me; the Lord has forgotten me!” 15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.

Isaiah 49:13 word by word

רָנּ֤וּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְגִ֣ילִי אָ֔רֶץ וּפִצְח֥וּ הָרִ֖ים רִנָּ֑ה כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ וַעֲנִיָּ֖ו יְרַחֵֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Singרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• O heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and be joyfulגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• O earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and break forthפָּצַחpâtsach · to break outH6476
• into singingרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• O mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and will have mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
• upon his afflictedעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:13

• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord; sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea with all that fills it, you coasts and islands with your inhabitants.
• Isaiah 44:23Rejoice, heavens, for the Lord has acted; shout, depths of the earth. Break out into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and glorifies himself through Israel.
• Isaiah 52:9Be joyful, rejoice together, you ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and all that fills it resound.
• Psalms 98:4Let the whole earth shout to the Lord; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.
• Luke 2:13Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
• Luke 15:10I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
• Revelation 5:8When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.
• Isaiah 12:1On that day you will say: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, although you were angry with me. Your anger has turned away, and you have comforted me.
• Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
• Isaiah 51:3For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
• Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn,
• Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 31:13Then the young women will rejoice with dancing, while young and old men rejoice together. I will turn their mourning into joy, give them consolation, and bring happiness out of grief.

Commentaries on Isaiah 49:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Break forth into singing, O mountains "Ye mountains, burst forth into song" - Three ancient MSS. are without the י yod or the conjunction ו vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Sing, O heavens - In view of the glorious truths stated in the previous verses, that kings should rise up, and princes worship; that the Messiah would be for a light to the Gentiles, and that the true religion would be extended to each of the four quarters of the globe. The idea in this verse is, that it was an occasion on which the heavens and the earth would have cause to exult together. It is common in Isaiah thus to interpose a song of praise on the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy upon the afflicted, because of his compassion; upon his afflicted, because of his covenant. We have no more reason to question his promise and grace, than we have to question his providence and justice. Be assured that God has a tender affection for his church and people; he would not have them to be discouraged. Some mothers do neglect their children; but God's compassions to his people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13This hymn of praise is in response to the salvation that the servant would make possible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. So Re 12:12. God will have mercy on the afflicted, because of His compassion; on His afflicted, because of His covenant.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 49:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God Continued...
• Gospel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Joy
• Praise
• Worship

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Commentaries on Isaiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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