Isaiah 49:13

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break out into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Psalms 96:11-13 "Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!"
Isaiah 40:1-2 "“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God."
Luke 2:13-14 "Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,"
Isaiah 52:9 "Break out into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem."
Psalms 98:4-9 "Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!"
Isaiah 55:12 "For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the…"

Commentary

The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the eternal redemption to be wrought out by Christ (of which that was a type), would be great occasions of joy to the church and great proofs of the tender care God has of the church. I. Nothing can furnish us with better matter for songs of praise and thanksgiving, Isa 49:13. Let the whole creation join with us in songs of joy, for it shares with us in the benefits of the redemption, and all they can contribute to this sacred melody is little enough in return for such inestimable favours, Psa 96:11. Let there be joy in heaven, and let the angels of God celebrate the praises of the great Redeemer; let the earth and the mountains, particularly the great ones of the earth, be joyful, and break forth into singing, for the earnest expectation of the creature that waits for the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom 8:19, Rom 8:21) shall now be abundantly answered. God's people are the blessings and ornaments of the world, and therefore let there be universal joy, for God has comforted his people that were in sorrow and he will have mercy upon the afflicted because of his compassion, upon his afflicted because of his covenant. II.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)

So Rev 12:12. God will have mercy on the afflicted, because of His compassion; on His afflicted, because of His covenant.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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