Isaiah 55:12

“For with gladness you will go out, and in peace you will be led; the mountains and the hills will break forth before you into joyful shouting, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”

Isaiah 55:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah promises that mountains will burst into song before the returning peopleJoy and thanks

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Isaiah 55:12, word by word

with gladnessשִׂמְחָהsimcha

joy

Joy, gladness, celebration.

Where else “simcha” appears
you will go outתֵצֵאוּtetseu

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “tetseu” appears
and in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
you will be ledתּוּבָלוּtuvalu

bring, lead

To bring, to lead; sometimes in a procession, with solemnity.

Where else “tuvalu” appears
the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
and the hillsגְּבָעוֹתgevaot

hill

Hill.

Where else “gevaot” appears
will break forthיִפְצְחוּyiftschu

break forth

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

Where else “yiftschu” appears
before youפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
into joyful shoutingרִנָּהrina

joyful shout

Glad cries or songs.

Where else “rina” appears
the treesעֲצֵיatse

tree

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

Where else “atse” appears
of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
will clapיִמְחֲאוּyimchau

clap

To clap the hands, to strike one hand against the other as a sign of joy.

Where else “yimchau” appears
their handsכָףchaf

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

Where else “chaf” appears

The context

11so will be my word that goes out from my mouth; it will not return to me empty, but it will do what pleases me, and it will prosper in that for which I sent it.

12 · This verse (above)

13Instead of the thornbush will come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle will come up the myrtle; and it will be for YHWH as a name, as an eternal sign that will not be cut off.”

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