Isaiah 52:9

Isaiah 52:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Context of Isaiah 52:9

7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces the good news, “All is well.” He brings the good news, announces salvation, and tells Zion that its God rules as king. 8Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices and shout together joyfully. When the Lord brings Zion back, they will see it with their own eyes. Break out into shouts of joy, ruins of Jerusalem. The Lord will comfort his people. He will reclaim Jerusalem. 10The Lord will show his holy power to all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. 11Run away! Run away! Get away from there! Do not touch anything unclean. Get away from it! Make yourselves pure, you Levites who carry the utensils for the Lord’s temple.

Isaiah 52:9 word by word

פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חָרְב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Break forth into joyפָּצַחpâtsach · to break outH6476
• singרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• ye waste placesחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• he hath redeemedגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350

Cross-references for Isaiah 52:9

• Isaiah 14:7The whole earth rests and is peaceful. It breaks out into shouts of joy.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you people who sail on the seas and all the creatures that live in them, you coastlands and all who live on them.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this. Rejoice, you deep places of the earth. Break into shouts of joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree in them. The Lord has reclaimed Jacob. He will display his glory in Israel.
• Isaiah 48:20Leave Babylon; flee from the Babylonians! Shout for joy as you tell it and announce it. Shout it out to the ends of the earth. Say that the Lord has reclaimed his servant Jacob.
• Isaiah 49:13Sing with joy, you heavens! Rejoice, you earth! Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! The Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his humble people.
• Isaiah 54:1Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands.
• Isaiah 65:18Be glad, and rejoice forever in what I’m going to create, because I’m going to create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people to be a joy.
• Isaiah 66:10All who love Jerusalem, be happy and rejoice with her. All who mourn for her, be glad with her.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing happily, people of Zion! Shout loudly, Israel! Celebrate and rejoice with all your heart, people of Jerusalem.
• Galatians 4:27Scripture says: “Rejoice, women who cannot get pregnant, who cannot give birth to any children! Break into shouting, those who feel no pains of childbirth! Because the deserted woman will have more children than the woman who has a husband.”
• Isaiah 44:26He confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the plan of his messengers. He says about Jerusalem, “It will be inhabited.” He says about the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt.” He says about their ruins, “I will restore them.”
• Isaiah 51:3So the Lord will comfort Zion. He will comfort all those who live among its ruins. He will make its desert like Eden. He will make its wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins. They will restore the places destroyed long ago. They will renew the ruined cities, the places destroyed generations ago.

Commentaries on Isaiah 52:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He hath redeemed Jerusalem "He hath redeemed Israel" - For the word ירושלם yerushalaim, which occurs the second time in this verse, MS. Bodleian and another read ישראל yisrael . It is upon a rasure in a third; and left unpointed at first, as suspected, in a fourth. It was an easy mistake, by the transcriber casting his eye on the line above: and the propriety of the correction, both in regard to sense and elegance, is evident.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Break forth into joy - Jerusalem, at the time here referred to, was lying waste and in ruins. This call on the waste places of Jerusalem to break out into expressions of praise, is in accordance with a style which frequently occurs in Isaiah, and in other sacred writers, by which inanimate objects are called on to manifest their joy (see the notes at Isaiah 14:7-8; Isaiah 42:11). For the Lord hath comforted his people - That is, he does comfort his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12This passage uses poetry to describe God’s promise to save his people. Their sin had separated them from God (it had broken their relationship with him). God promised to remove that separation and bring them back to himself. The picture is of a city surrounded by enemy armies. The people inside the city are waiting for news. They hope to hear that their hero has defeated the enemy and won the battle. Paul uses these words to speak about the good news of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (Is 14:7, 8; 42:11). redeemed--spiritually and nationally (Is 48:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 52:9

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joy
• Praise
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Mar
• Visage
• Atonement
• Isaiah
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Redeemer; Redemption
• Saviour

Commentaries on Isaiah 52

• 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