Isaiah 42:10

World English Bible (2000)

Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהוָה֙ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֔שׁ תְּהִלָּת֖וֹ מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ יוֹרְדֵ֤י הַיָּם֙ וּמְלֹא֔וֹ אִיִּ֖ים וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

šîrû laYHWH šîr ḥāḏāš təhillāṯô miqṣēh hāʾāreṣ yôrəḏê hayyām ûməlōʾô ʾîyîm wəyōšəḇêhem

Grammar Details

• *šîrû*: 2nd person masculine plural qal imperative verb - sing
• *laYHWH*: preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/to the LORD
• *šîr*: noun, masculine singular construct - song of
• *ḥāḏāš*: adjective, masculine singular - new
• *təhillāṯô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his praise
• *miqṣēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from the end of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth
• *yôrəḏê*: qal participle, masculine plural construct - those who go down to
• *hayyām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea
• *ûməlōʾô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its fullness
• *ʾîyîm*: noun, masculine plural - coastlands/islands
• *wəyōšəḇêhem*: conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their inhabitants

Word Meanings

• *šîrû*: sing/sing praises
• *šîr*: song/hymn/psalm
• *ḥāḏāš*: new/fresh
• *təhillāṯô*: his praise/his glory
• *miqṣēh*: from the end of/from the extremity of
• *yôrəḏê*: those who go down to/those who descend to
• *yām*: sea/ocean/west
• *məlōʾô*: its fullness/its contents/all that is in it
• *ʾîyîm*: coastlands/islands/distant shores
• *yōšəḇêhem*: their inhabitants/their dwellers/those who live in them

Referenced Verses

• Ps 33:3 : 3 Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
• Ps 40:3 : 3 He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
• Isa 42:4 : 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name." 10 Again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people." 11 Again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him."
• Rev 5:9 : 9 They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
• Rev 14:3 : 3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.
• 1 Chr 16:32 : 32 Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is therein!
• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
• Isa 49:6 : 6 yes, he says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth."
• Isa 49:13 : 13 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.
• Isa 51:5 : 5 My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust.
• Isa 60:9 : 9 Surely the islands shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
• Isa 65:14 : 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for anguish of spirit.
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 Yahweh will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
• Ps 96:1-3 : 1 Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth. 2 Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day! 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
• Ps 96:11 : 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
• Ps 97:1 : 1 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
• Ps 98:1-4 : 1 Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, have worked salvation for him. 2 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3 He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
• Ps 107:23-32 : 23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters; 24 These see Yahweh's works, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. 26 They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble. 27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress. 29 He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. 30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven. 31 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men! 32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! 2 For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
• Ps 148:1-9 : 1 Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army! 3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, and they were created. 6 He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away. 7 Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths! 8 Lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling his word; 9 mountains and all hills; fruit trees and all cedars; 10 wild animals and all livestock; small creatures and flying birds; 11 kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth; 12 both young men and maidens; old men and children: 13 let them praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. 14 He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise Yah!
• Ps 150:6 : 6 Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!
• Isa 24:14-16 : 14 These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea. 15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea! 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!" The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.