Shout for joy,רָנּוּheavens,שָׁמַיִםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas done it;עָשָׂהshout aloud,הָרִיעוּdepthsתַּחְתִּיּוֹתof the earth;אָרֶץbreak forth,פִּצְחוּmountains,הָרִיםinto a shout of joy,רִנָּהforestיַעַרand everyוְכָלtreeעֵץin it;בּוֹforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas redeemedגָאַלJacob,יַעֲקֹבand in Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵלhe glorifies himself.יִתְפָּאָר
Isaiah 44:23
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “asa” appears- shout aloudהָרִיעוּhariu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hariu” appears- depthsתַּחְתִּיּוֹתtachtiyot
lowest
Lowest, the lower level; the depths.
Where else “tachtiyot” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- break forthפִּצְחוּpitschu
break forth
To shout suddenly with all one's strength, for joy.
Where else “pitschu” appears- mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- into a shout of joyרִנָּהrina
joyful shout
Glad cries or songs.
Where else “rina” appears- 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.
Where else “ets” appears- has redeemedגָאַלgaal
redeem
To buy back a relative or their land.
Where else “gaal” appears- 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.
Where else “yaakov” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he glorifies himselfיִתְפָּאָרyitpaar
glorify
To make lovely, give honor, as God his people.
Where else “yitpaar” appears
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;