Isaiah 49:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָנּ֤וּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְגִ֣ילִי אָ֔רֶץ *יפצחו **וּפִצְח֥וּ הָרִ֖ים רִנָּ֑ה כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ וַעֲנִיָּ֖ו יְרַחֵֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

Rānnû šāmayim wə-gîlî ʾāreṣ, ûp̱iṣḥû hārîm rinnâ; for-niḥam YHWH ʿammô, waʿăniyyāw yəraḥēm.

Grammar Details

• *Rānnû*: verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - sing/shout
• *šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens/sky
• *wə-gîlî*: conjunction + verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - and rejoice
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
• *ûp̱iṣḥû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - and break forth
• *hārîm*: noun, masculine plural - mountains
• *rinnâ*: noun, feminine singular - ringing cry/joyful shout
• *niḥam*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has comforted
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
• *waʿăniyyāw*: conjunction + adjective, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his afflicted ones
• *yəraḥēm*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will have compassion

Word Meanings

• *Rānnû*: sing/shout/cry out joyfully
• *gîlî*: rejoice/be glad/exult
• *p̱iṣḥû*: break forth/burst out/split
• *rinnâ*: ringing cry/joyful shout/singing
• *niḥam*: has comforted/has consoled/has shown compassion
• *ʿăniyyāw*: his afflicted ones/his poor/his humble ones
• *yəraḥēm*: he will have compassion/he will show mercy/he will pity

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Sing, O heavens, rejoice, O earth, and break out into singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Sing,{H7442} O heavens;{H8064} and be joyful,{H1523} O earth;{H776} and break forth{H6476} into singing,{H7440} O mountains:{H2022} for Jehovah{H3068} hath comforted{H5162} his people,{H5971} and will have compassion{H7355} upon his afflicted.{H6041}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Sing{H7442}{(H8798)}, O heavens{H8064}; and be joyful{H1523}{(H8798)}, O earth{H776}; and break forth{H6476}{(H8798)} into singing{H7440}, O mountains{H2022}: for the LORD{H3068} hath comforted{H5162}{(H8765)} his people{H5971}, and will have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon his afflicted{H6041}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Reioyse ye heauens, and synge prayses thou earth: Talke of ioye ye hilles, for God wil coforte his people, & haue mercy vpon his, yt be in trouble.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Reioyce, O heauens: and bee ioyfull, O earth: brast foorth into praise, O mountaines: for God hath comforted his people, and will haue mercie vpon his afflicted.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Reioyce ye heauens, and sing prayses thou earth, talke of ioy ye hylles: for God hath comforted his people, & wyll haue mercie vpon his that be in trouble.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Sing, O heavens, and joy, O earth, And break forth, O mountains, with singing, For comforted hath Jehovah His people, And His afflicted ones He doth pity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the LORD consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, O heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
• Isa 51:3 : 3 For the LORD will 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 will be found in it, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
• Isa 52:9 : 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Isa 55:12 : 12 For you 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.
• Isa 61:2-3 : 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give 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.
• Isa 66:13-14 : 13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And when you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
• Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• Luke 2:13-14 : 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, goodwill toward men.
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
• 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth. 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, 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 who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever.
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and languages, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
• Ps 96:11-13 : 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its fullness. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the forest rejoice 13 Before the LORD: for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
• Ps 98:4-9 : 4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing to the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the sound of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. 7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world, and those who dwell in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness he shall judge the world, and the people with fairness.
• Isa 12:1 : 1 And in that day you shall say, O LORD, I will praise you: though you were angry with me, your anger is turned away, and you comforted me.
• Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak kindly to Jerusalem and cry out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, for she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
• Isa 42:10-11 : 10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you that go down to the sea, and all that is in it; the islands, and their inhabitants. 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.