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Isaiah 49:13

ComfortMercy and compassionJoySuffering

11 I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.

12 Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”

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.

14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Shout, ye heavens; and be joyful, thou earth; and break forth into singing, ye mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted ones.
BLB
Sing out, O heavens; and rejoice, O earth; and break out, O mountains, into singing! For YHWH has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
ÅB
Juble, dere himler, og fryd deg, du jord! Dere fjell, bryt ut i frydesang! For Herren trøster sitt folk, og over sine elendige forbarmer han seg.
OTB
Rop av glede, dere himler; fryd deg, du jord; bryt ut i sang, dere fjell! For Herren trøster sitt folk og vil ha medfølelse med sine lidende.
B1930
Juble, I himler, og fryd dig, du jord! I fjell, bryt ut i frydesang! For Herren trøster sitt folk, og over sine elendige forbarmer han sig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 44:23

    Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

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  • Isaiah 51:3

    For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

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  • Psalms 96:11–13

    Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

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  • Isaiah 52:9

    Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.

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  • Isaiah 40:1–2

    “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

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  • Luke 2:13–14

    And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

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  • Isaiah 42:10–11

    Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.

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  • Isaiah 66:13–14

    As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

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