KJV King James Version
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.
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Isaiah 49:13
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
WEB World English Bible
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
ASV American Standard Version
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sing, O heavens, and joy, O earth, And break forth, O mountains, with singing, For comforted hath Jehovah His people, And His afflicted ones He doth pity.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 49
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 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.
14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.
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רָנּ֤וּH7442 · runto overcomeשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוְגִ֣ילִיH1523 · gilto rejoiceאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוּפִצְח֥וּH6476 · pa.tsachto break outהָרִ֖יםH2022 · harmountain: mountרִנָּ֑הH7440 · rin.nahcryכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforנִחַ֤םH5162 · na.chamto be sorry: comfortיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַמּ֔וֹH5971 · ampeopleוַעֲנִיָּ֖וH6041 · a.niafflictedיְרַחֵֽם׃ סH7355 · ra.chamto have compassion
Cross-references
Isaiah 44:23Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.Isaiah 51:3For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.Psalm 96:11-13Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.Luke 2:13-14And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Isaiah 40:1-2Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.Isaiah 52:9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given [us] everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,Isaiah 55:12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.Isaiah 66:13-14As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.Isaiah 42:10-11Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.Psalm 98:4-9Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;Isaiah 61:2-3To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;Luke 15:10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.Revelation 7:9-12After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Revelation 5:8-13And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
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