Isaiah 49:13

Heavens, shout for joy! Earth, celebrate! Mountains, sing out in happiness! The Lord has come to care for his people, and he will treat his suffering people kindly.

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In The 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.

In Context

12Look at these people coming from far away! Look at these people coming from the north, and from the west, and from Upper Egypt.

14But Zion said, “The Lord has given up on me; the Lord has forgotten about me.”

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Cross References

Psalms 89:13Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.

Psalms 96:12Let the fields and everything there celebrate; let all the trees in the forest sing for joy.

Psalms 148:9Mountains and all the hills, fruit trees and all the trees of the forest,

Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God.

Isaiah 44:23Sing in celebration, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; cry out loud, you depths of the earth. Shout with joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree. For the Lord has set Jacob free, and his glory is shown in Israel!

Isaiah 52:9Let Jerusalem's ruins all sing for joy for the Lord has come to care for his people; he has set Jerusalem free.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:8-13

Encouragement to the Gentiles. ( b. c. 706.) 7 Thus saith the Lord , the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lord , In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the… Read the whole commentary →

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