Isaiah 49:13

“Shout for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth; break forth, mountains, into joyful shouting; for YHWH has comforted his people, and on his afflicted ones he will have compassion.”

Isaiah 49:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 49:13, 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
and rejoiceגִילִיgili

rejoice

To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

Where else “gili” appears
earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
break forthפִצְחוּfitschu

break forth

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

Where else “fitschu” appears
mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
into joyful shoutingרִנָּהrina

joyful shout

Glad cries or songs.

Where else “rina” 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 comfortedנִחַםnicham

comfort

To ease someone in his pain with words and company.

Where else “nicham” appears
his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
and on his afflicted onesעֲנִיָּaniya

poor, afflicted

Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.

Where else “aniya” appears
he will have compassionיְרַחֵםyerachem

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

Where else “yerachem” appears

The context

12Look, these will come from afar; and look, these from the north and from the sea, and these from the land of Sinim.”

13 · This verse (above)

14And Zion said, “YHWH has abandoned me, and Adonai has forgotten me.”

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