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Isaiah 49:13 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 49 · verse 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.Isaiah 49:13 · King James Version
Isaiah 49:13 in context
11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13Sing, 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.
14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
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Key words (Strong's)
- mountainshara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- comfortednâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- singingrinnâhproperly, a creakingH7440 →
- joyfulgîylproperly, to spin roundH1523 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17