Isaiah 44:23

“Shout for joy, heavens, for YHWH has done it; shout aloud, depths of the earth; break forth, mountains, into a shout of joy, forest and every tree in it; for YHWH has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he glorifies himself.”

Isaiah 44:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 44:23, word by word

Shout for joyרָנּוּranu

shout for joy

To raise a glad cry.

Where else “ranu” appears
heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
has done itעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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shout aloudהָרִיעוּhariu

shout, sound an alarm

Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.

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depthsתַּחְתִּיּוֹתtachtiyot

lowest

Lowest, the lower level; the depths.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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break forthפִּצְחוּpitschu

break forth

To shout suddenly with all one's strength, for joy.

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mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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into a shout of joyרִנָּהrina

joyful shout

Glad cries or songs.

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forestיַעַרyaar

forest

Land covered with trees, where many grow together.

Where else “yaar” appears
treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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has redeemedגָאַלgaal

redeem

To buy back a relative or their land.

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Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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and in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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he glorifies himselfיִתְפָּאָרyitpaar

glorify

To make lovely, give honor, as God his people.

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The context

22I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins; return to me, for I have redeemed you.”

23 · This verse (above)

24Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I am YHWH, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens alone, who spreads out the earth by myself;

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