Isaiah 42:11

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops!

Context of Isaiah 42:11

9Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them." 10Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. 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. 12Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands. 13The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.

Isaiah 42:11 word by word

יִשְׂא֤וּ מִדְבָּר֙ וְעָרָ֔יו חֲצֵרִ֖ים תֵּשֵׁ֣ב קֵדָ֑ר יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי סֶ֔לַע מֵרֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖ים יִצְוָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• thereof lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• the villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• Kedarקֵדָרqêdâr · KedarH6938
• doth inhabitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · rockH5553
• singרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• let them shoutצָוַחtsâvach · to cry aloudH6681
• from the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:11

• Isaiah 32:16Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
• Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight 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 am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
• Psalms 72:8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
• Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house.
• Genesis 25:23And the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger."
• Psalms 120:5Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Jeremiah 21:13"Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the Lord; you who say, 'Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter our habitations?'
• Jeremiah 48:28"Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
• Jeremiah 49:16The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 42:11

• Arabians
• Church
• Gentiles
• Kedar
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Kedar
• Arabia
• Ashamed
• Elect
• Isle
• Prison
• Servant
• Travailing
• Trust
• Wilderness

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