Isaiah 55:12

For ye shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness: for the mountains and the hills shall exult to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For 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.

In Context

11so shall my word be, whatever shall proceed out of my mouth, it shall by no means turn back, until all the things which I willed shall have been accomplished; and I will make thy ways prosperous, and will effect my commands.

13And instead of the bramble shall come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle: and the Lord shall be for a name, and for an everlasting sign, and shall not fail.

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Cross References

Psalms 47:1A Psalm of praise for the sons of Korah on the second day of the week. 1

Psalms 96:11Light is sprung up for the righteous, 1 And gladness for the upright in heart. 1

Psalms 98:7He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud; 1 They kept his testimonies, 1 And the ordinances which he gave them. 1

Psalms 148:4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, 1 And the water that is above the heavens. 1

Isaiah 35:1Be glad, thou thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily.

Isaiah 35:10and shall return, and come to Zion with joy, and everlasting joy shall be over their head; for on their head shall be praise and exultation, and joy shall take possession of them: sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:7-13

Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10… Read the whole commentary →

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