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 him who brings good news, who announces shalom, who brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 8The voice of your watchmen— they will lift up their voices. Together they are shouting for joy! For they will see eye to eye when Adonai returns to Zion. Break forth in joy, sing together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for Adonai has comforted His people. He has redeemed Jerusalem. 10Adonai has bared His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. 11Leave, leave! Get out of there! Touch no unclean thing. Go out of her midst. Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of Adonai.

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 is at rest, and quiet. They break forth with a ringing cry!
• Isaiah 42:10Sing 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.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for Adonai has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it! For Adonai has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified through Israel.
• Isaiah 48:20“Get out of Babylon, flee from Chaldea! With a shout of joy, proclaim this, send it out to the end of the earth, say: ‘Adonai has redeemed His servant Jacob!
• Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, heavens! Rejoice, earth! Break forth into ringing shouts, O mountains! For Adonai has comforted His people and has compassion on His afflicted.”
• Isaiah 54:1“Sing, barren one, who has not given birth. burst into singing and shout, you who have not travailed. For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married one,” says Adonai.
• Isaiah 55:12“Yes, you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands!
• Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating. For behold, I am creating Jerusalem for rejoicing, and her people for joy.
• Isaiah 66:10Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her all you who mourned over her.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar—and all that fills it.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult wholeheartedly, O daughter of Jerusalem!
• Galatians 4:27For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman who bears no children. Break forth and shout, you who suffer no labor pains. For more are the children of the desolate than of the one who has a husband.”
• Isaiah 44:26while confirming the word of His servant, fulfilling the counsel of His messengers, saying of Jerusalem, “She will be lived in” and of the cities of Judah, “They will be built, and I will raise up their ruins,”
• Isaiah 51:3For Adonai will comfort Zion. He will comfort all her waste places. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of Adonai. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and a sound of melody.
• Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins. They will restore former desolations. They will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

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