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.
• 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 have come to pass, Now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I announce them to you.” 10Sing to Adonai a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea with all its fullness, islands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and its cities exult— the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the dwellers of Sela sing for joy. Let them shout for joy from the top of the mountains. 12Let them give glory to Adonai and declare His praise in the islands. 13Adonai goes out as a mighty one. He stirs up His zeal like a man of war. He will shout, yes, raise a war cry! He will prevail over His enemies.

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 garden.
• Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a lily.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of Adonai, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the bare hills and springs in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land into fountains of water.
• Isaiah 43:19Here I am, doing a new thing; Now it is springing up— do you not know about it? I will surely make a way in the desert, rivers in the wasteland.
• Psalms 72:8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 60:7All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you. Nebaioth’s rams will minister to you. They will go up with favor on My altar, and I will beautify My glorious House.
• Genesis 25:23Adonai said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your body will be separated. One people will be stronger than the other people, but the older will serve the younger.”
• Psalms 120:5Woe to me, for I sojourn in Meshech, for I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Jeremiah 21:13“Here I am, against you, situated in the valley, a rocky plateau”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“You are saying, ‘Who would come down against us? Who would enter into our lairs?’
• Jeremiah 48:28Inhabitants of Moab, leave the towns and dwell in crags— like a dove nesting in a cave’s mouth.
• Jeremiah 49:16Your terrorism has deceived you, so that your heart is arrogant. You who live in the clefts of the rock, who occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as an eagle’s, I will bring you down from there.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

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