Isaiah 51:11 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

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New International Version
Those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

New Living Translation
Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

English Standard Version
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Berean Standard Bible
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

King James Bible
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

New King James Version
So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

New American Standard Bible
And the redeemed of the LORD will return And come to Zion with joyful shouting, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

NASB 1995
So the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

NASB 1977
So the ransomed of the LORD will return, And come with joyful shouting to Zion; And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the ransomed of Yahweh will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting gladness will be on their heads. They will obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Amplified Bible
So the redeemed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion; Everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Christian Standard Bible
And the ransomed of the LORD will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the redeemed of the LORD will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

American Standard Version
And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Contemporary English Version
Now those you have rescued will return to Jerusalem, singing on their way. They will be crowned with great happiness, never again to be burdened with sadness and sorrow.

English Revised Version
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people ransomed by the LORD will return. They will come to Zion singing with joy. Everlasting happiness will be on their heads [as a crown]. They will be glad and joyful. They will have no sorrow or grief.

Good News Translation
Those whom you have rescued will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.

International Standard Version
"The scattered ones of the LORD will return, and they will enter Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will be upon their heads; they will attain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Majority Standard Bible
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

NET Bible
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

New Heart English Bible
The ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

World English Bible
Those ransomed by Yahweh will return, and come with singing to Zion. Everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And the ransomed of YHWH return, "" And they have come to Zion with singing, "" And continuous joy [is] on their head, "" They attain gladness and joy, "" Sorrow and sighing have fled away,

Young's Literal Translation
And the ransomed of Jehovah turn back, And they have come to Zion with singing, And joy age-during is on their head, Gladness and joy they attain, Fled away have sorrow and sighing,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the redeemed of Jehovah shall turn back, and they came to Zion with shouting and eternal joy upon their head: and gladness and joy shall they attain; sorrow and sighing fled.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now they that are redeemed by the Lord, shall return, and shall come into Sion singing praises, and joy everlasting shall be upon their heads, they shall obtain joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And now, those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return. And they will arrive in Zion, praising. And everlasting rejoicing will be upon their heads. They will take hold of gladness and rejoicing. Anguish and mourning will flee away.

New American Bible
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee.

New Revised Standard Version
So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall be converted, and they shall enter Zion in glory, and for eternities there will be joy on their heads. They shall obtain sweetness and joy, and miseries and groanings shall flee away!

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come with singing unto Zion, And everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; They shall obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
for by the help of the Lord they shall return, and come to Sion with joy and everlasting exultation, for praise and joy shall come upon their head: pain, and grief, and groaning, have fled away.

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Context

Salvation for Zion
…10Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? 11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. 12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?…

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Cross References

Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Jeremiah 31:12-13
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Revelation 22:3-5
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. / They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. / There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 61:7
Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.

Zephaniah 3:14-17
Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! / The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm. / On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp. ...

Isaiah 60:20
Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

Isaiah 65:19
I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

John 16:22
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

Treasury of Scripture

Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

the redeemed

Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isaiah 48:20
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

everlasting

Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Isaiah 61:7
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

2 Corinthians 4:17,18
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; …

and sorrow

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 60:20
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

Isaiah 65:19
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

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Isaiah 51

1. An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ
3. By reason of his comfortable promises,
4. Of his righteous salvation
7. And man's mortality
9. Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man
17. He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem
21. And promises deliverance

Berean Study Bible

So the redeemed of the LORD
The term "redeemed" in Hebrew is "גָּאַל" (ga'al), which means to reclaim or to buy back. This word is rich with the imagery of liberation and deliverance, often used in the context of freeing someone from slavery or bondage. In the biblical narrative, it evokes the Exodus, where God redeemed Israel from Egypt. The "redeemed of the LORD" refers to those whom God has delivered from spiritual captivity, symbolizing the ultimate redemption through Christ. This phrase assures believers of their secure position in God's salvation plan, emphasizing His sovereignty and grace.

will return
The Hebrew word for "return" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to turn back or restore. This word is often used in the context of repentance and restoration. It signifies not just a physical return but a spiritual renewal and a coming back to God. Historically, it points to the return of the Israelites from Babylonian exile, but prophetically, it speaks to the ultimate return to God through Christ, highlighting the theme of restoration and reconciliation with God.

and enter Zion
"Zion" is a term that originally referred to the hill upon which Jerusalem was built, but it came to symbolize the city itself and, more broadly, the people of God. Entering Zion signifies entering into the presence of God, a place of divine favor and blessing. In the New Testament context, Zion represents the heavenly Jerusalem, the eternal dwelling place of God’s people. This phrase assures believers of their future hope and eternal inheritance in God's kingdom.

with singing
Singing is a universal expression of joy and celebration. In the Hebrew culture, singing was an integral part of worship and celebration, often accompanying victories and divine deliverance. This phrase suggests a spontaneous outburst of joy and gratitude from the redeemed, reflecting the deep-seated joy of salvation and the fulfillment of God's promises.

crowned with everlasting joy
The imagery of being "crowned" suggests honor and victory. "Everlasting joy" indicates a joy that is not temporary but eternal, rooted in the eternal nature of God’s salvation. This joy is a gift from God, a result of His redemptive work, and it stands in contrast to the fleeting pleasures of the world. It is a joy that transcends circumstances, grounded in the assurance of God’s eternal promises.

Gladness and joy will overtake them
The phrase "overtake them" suggests an overwhelming abundance. Gladness and joy are not just present but are so abundant that they envelop the redeemed. This reflects the overflowing nature of God’s blessings and the transformative power of His salvation. It speaks to the complete and total satisfaction found in God, where His presence fills every aspect of life with joy.

and sorrow and sighing will flee
"Sorrow and sighing" represent the pain and suffering of the present world. The promise that they "will flee" is a powerful assurance of the complete eradication of suffering in the presence of God. This echoes the eschatological hope found in Revelation, where God wipes away every tear. It is a promise of ultimate healing and restoration, where the former things have passed away, and all things are made new in Christ.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(11) Therefore the redeemed.--Note worthy as being either a quotation by Isaiah from himself (Isaiah 35:10), or by the unknown writer of Isaiah from the earlier prophet. The assumption that it is an interpolation by a copyist rests on no adequate ground.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

So the redeemed
וּפְדוּיֵ֨י (ū·p̄ə·ḏū·yê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve

of the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will return
יְשׁוּב֗וּן (yə·šū·ḇūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

and enter
וּבָ֤אוּ (ū·ḇā·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Zion
צִיּוֹן֙ (ṣî·yō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem

with singing,
בְּרִנָּ֔ה (bə·rin·nāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7440: A creaking, shout

crowned
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

with unending
עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

joy.
וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת (wə·śim·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

Joy
וְשִׂמְחָה֙ (wə·śim·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

and gladness
שָׂשׂ֤וֹן (śā·śō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8342: Cheerfulness, welcome

will overtake them,
יַשִּׂיג֔וּן (yaś·śî·ḡūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake

and sorrow
יָג֥וֹן (yā·ḡō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3015: Grief, sorrow

and sighing
וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ (wa·’ă·nā·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 585: A sighing, groaning

will flee.
נָ֖סוּ (nā·sū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away

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