Isaiah 44:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָנּ֨וּ שָׁמַ֜יִם כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ תַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹת אָ֔רֶץ פִּצְח֤וּ הָרִים֙ רִנָּ֔ה יַ֖עַר וְכָל־עֵ֣ץ בּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־גָאַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִתְפָּאָֽר׃

Transliteration

rānnû šāmayim kî-ʿāśāh YHWH hārîʿû taḥtiyyôṯ ʾāreṣ piṣḥû hārîm rinnāh yaʿar wəḵāl-ʿēṣ bô kî-ḡāʾal YHWH yaʿăqōḇ û-ḇyiśrāʾēl yiṯpāʾār

Grammar Details

• *rānnû*: verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - sing
• *šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens
• *kî-ʿāśāh*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - for has done
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *hārîʿû*: verb, hiphil imperative, masculine plural - shout
• *taḥtiyyôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - lower parts of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth
• *piṣḥû*: verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - break forth
• *hārîm*: noun, masculine plural - mountains
• *rinnāh*: noun, feminine singular - joyful shouting
• *yaʿar*: noun, masculine singular - forest
• *wəḵāl-ʿēṣ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - and every tree
• *bô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it
• *kî-ḡāʾal*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - for has redeemed
• *yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine - Jacob
• *û-ḇyiśrāʾēl*: conjunction + preposition + proper noun, masculine - and in Israel
• *yiṯpāʾār*: verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he glorifies himself

Word Meanings

• *rānnû*: sing/sing aloud/shout for joy
• *ʿāśāh*: has done/has made/has accomplished
• *hārîʿû*: shout/shout aloud/raise a war cry
• *taḥtiyyôṯ ʾāreṣ*: lower parts of earth/depths of earth
• *piṣḥû*: break forth/burst out/erupt
• *rinnāh*: joyful shouting/singing/ringing cry
• *ḡāʾal*: has redeemed/has ransomed/has rescued
• *yiṯpāʾār*: he glorifies himself/he shows his beauty/he displays his splendor

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:34 : 34 Let the heaven and earth praise{H8762)} him, the seas, and every thing that moveth{H8802)} therein.
• Isa 49:13 : 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.
• Ps 96:11-12 : 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
• Ps 98:7-8 : 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
• Jer 51:48 : 48 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
• Isa 49:3 : 3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
• Ezek 36:1 : 1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
• Ezek 36:8 : 8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
• Ezek 39:13 : 13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
• Luke 2:10-14 : 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• Eph 1:6-7 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Eph 3:21 : 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
• 2 Thess 1:10-12 : 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
• Rev 12:12 : 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
• Rev 19:1-6 : 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
• Ps 148:7 : 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
• Isa 26:15 : 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
• Isa 42:10-12 : 10 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. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
• Isa 55:12-13 : 12 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. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
• Isa 60:21 : 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.