Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. New Living Translation Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops! English Standard Version Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the habitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Berean Standard Bible Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. King James Bible Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. New King James Version Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains. New American Standard Bible Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, The settlements which Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. NASB 1995 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. NASB 1977 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. Legacy Standard Bible Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The villages where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. Amplified Bible Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The villages where Kedar lives. Let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy, Let them shout joyfully from the tops of the mountains. Christian Standard Bible Let the desert and its cities shout, the settlements where Kedar dwells cry aloud. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let the desert and its cities shout, the settlements where Kedar dwells cry aloud. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. American Standard Version Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wilderness shall rejoice and its towns and meadows will be Qedar, and the dwellers of the cliffs shall sing, and from the tops of the mountains they shall cry out Brenton Septuagint Translation Rejoice, thou wilderness, and the villages thereof, the hamlets, and the dwellers in Kedar: the inhabitants of the rock shall rejoice, they shall shout from the top of the mountains. Contemporary English Version Tell the tribes of the desert and everyone in the mountains to celebrate and sing. Douay-Rheims Bible Let the desert and the cities thereof be exalted: Cedar shall dwell in houses: ye inhabitants of Petra, give praise, they shall cry from the top of the mountains. English Revised Version Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let those who live in the desert and its cities raise their voices. Let those who live in the settlements of Kedar praise him. Let those who live in Sela sing for joy. Let them shout from the tops of the mountains. Good News Translation Let the desert and its towns praise God; let the people of Kedar praise him! Let those who live in the city of Sela shout for joy from the tops of the mountains! International Standard Version Let the desert cry out, its towns and the villages where Kedar lives; and let those who live in Sela sing for joy. Let them shout aloud from the mountaintops. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar doth inhabit; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult, Let them shout from the top of the mountains. Literal Standard Version The wilderness and its cities lift up [their voice], | Kedar inhabits the villages, | The inhabitants of Sela sing, | They cry from the top of mountains. Majority Standard Bible Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. New American Bible Let the wilderness and its cities cry out, the villages where Kedar dwells; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult, and shout from the top of the mountains. NET Bible Let the desert and its cities shout out, the towns where the nomads of Kedar live! Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully; let them shout loudly from the mountaintops. New Revised Standard Version Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the tops of the mountains. New Heart English Bible Let the desert and its cities cry out, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains. Webster's Bible Translation Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. World English Bible Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains! Young's Literal Translation The wilderness and its cities do lift up the voice, The villages Kedar doth inhabit, Sing do the inhabitants of Sela, From the top of mountains they cry. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A New Song of Praise10Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them. 11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. 12Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.… Cross References Isaiah 12:5 Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth. Isaiah 16:1 Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. Isaiah 21:16 For this is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. Isaiah 32:16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. Isaiah 35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Treasury of Scripture Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar does inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. let the wilderness Isaiah 32:16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. Isaiah 35:1,6 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Kedar Isaiah 60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Psalm 120:5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! let the inhabitants Jeremiah 21:13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? Jeremiah 48:28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Jeremiah 49:16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Aloud Cities Cry Desert Exult Flocks Glad Inhabit Inhabitants Inhabits Joy Kedar Lift Mountains Raise Rejoice Rock Sela Settlements Shout Sing Sound Tent-Circles Thereof Top Tops Towns Villages Voice Voices Waste WildernessJump to Next Aloud Cities Cry Desert Exult Flocks Glad Inhabit Inhabitants Inhabits Joy Kedar Lift Mountains Raise Rejoice Rock Sela Settlements Shout Sing Sound Tent-Circles Thereof Top Tops Towns Villages Voice Voices Waste WildernessIsaiah 42 1. The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.5. God's promise unto him. 10. An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel 13. God will manifest himself, and check idolatry 18. He reproves the people of incredulity. Verse 11. - The wilderness and the cities thereof. The desert had its cities, built on some more or less fertile oases, where at any rate water was procurable. Instances of such cities are Tudmor, Petra, Kadesh (Numbers 20:1). Its villages were probably collections of tents, which were moved from time to time, since the Beni-Kedar were nomads (ch. 21:16; Psalm 120:5). The call is upon both the stationary and the wandering inhabitants of the Syro-Arabian desert to join in the song of praise. The inhabitants of the rock; rather, the iahabitants of Sela, or Petra, the rock-city, which was the capital of Idumaea, or Edom (see the comment on ch. 16. l). It is assumed that the return of the Israelites to their land ought to be a subject of rejoicing to all their neighbours. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let the desertמִדְבָּר֙ (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech and its cities וְעָרָ֔יו (wə·‘ā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement raise their voices; יִשְׂא֤וּ (yiś·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take [let] the villages חֲצֵרִ֖ים (ḥă·ṣê·rîm) Noun - common plural Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet of Kedar [cry aloud]. קֵדָ֑ר (qê·ḏār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6938: Kedar -- perhaps 'swarthy', a son of Ishmael, also his desc Let the people יֹ֣שְׁבֵי (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Sela סֶ֔לַע (se·la‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5554: Sela -- a city in Edom sing for joy; יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ (yā·rōn·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry let them cry out יִצְוָֽחוּ׃ (yiṣ·wā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6681: To cry aloud from the mountaintops. מֵרֹ֥אשׁ (mê·rōš) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head Links Isaiah 42:11 NIVIsaiah 42:11 NLT Isaiah 42:11 ESV Isaiah 42:11 NASB Isaiah 42:11 KJV Isaiah 42:11 BibleApps.com Isaiah 42:11 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 42:11 Chinese Bible Isaiah 42:11 French Bible Isaiah 42:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:11 Let the wilderness and its cities raise (Isa Isi Is) |