Isaiah 52:9
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- KJV
- Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
- WEB
- Break out into joy! Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- ASV
- Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- Break forth, sing aloud together, waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah comforteth his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
- BLB
- Break forth, sing out together, O ruins of Jerusalem! For YHWH has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Bryt ut og juble alle sammen, Jerusalems ruiner! For Herren trøster sitt folk, han gjenløser Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Bryt ut i gledessang sammen, dere ruiner av Jerusalem, for Herren har trøstet sitt folk, han har løskjøpt Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Bryt ut og juble alle sammen, Jerusalems ruiner! For Herren trøster sitt folk, han gjenløser Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 51:3
For 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.
Read in contextPsalms 98:4
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:10–11
Sing 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:4
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:14–15
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:7
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Read in contextPsalms 96:11–12
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
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