Isaiah 49:13

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it; shout, you lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
• Isa 51:3 : 3 For Yahweh has comforted Zion; he has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
• Isa 52:9 : 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh 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 fields shall clap their hands.
• Isa 61:2-3 : 2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may 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 You shall see [it], and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Yahweh shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
• Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the 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 Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, On earth peace, good will toward men."
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."
• 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 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, 10 And made them kings and priests to our God, And they reign on earth." 11 I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!" 13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!{TR omits "Amen!"}"
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" 11 All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God, 12 saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
• Ps 96:11-13 : 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and it's fullness! 12 Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy 13 Before Yahweh; for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, The peoples with his truth.
• Ps 98:4-9 : 4 Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises! 5 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, With the harp and the voice of melody. 6 With trumpets and sound of the ram's horn, Make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh. 7 Let the sea roar with its fullness; The world, and those who dwell therein. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together. 9 Let them sing before Yahweh, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
• Isa 12:1 : 1 In that day you will say, "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
• Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Comfort you, comfort you my people, says your God. 2 Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh's hand double for all her sins.
• Isa 42:10-11 : 10 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 isles, and the inhabitants of it. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities of it lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar does inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.