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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on them in their suffering.

Context of Isaiah 49:13

11And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up. 12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene." 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. 14But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me." 15"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may 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 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.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
• Isaiah 52:9Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 55:12"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
• Psalms 98:4Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
• Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
• Luke 15:10Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
• Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
• Isaiah 12:1You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
• Isaiah 40:1Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
• Isaiah 51:3For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
• Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
• Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.

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