"Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his peop…" — Isaiah 49:13

Isaiah 49:13 · KJV

“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.”

— Isaiah 49:13

Verse 12

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

Verse 14

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

Isaiah 49 — Context

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. {that...: Heb. from having compassion}

Cross References

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 51:3

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Psalms 96:11-13

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. {the fulness...: or, all it containeth}

Isaiah 40:1-2

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Isaiah 52:9

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Luke 2:13-14

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Isaiah 42:10-11

Sing unto the LORD a new song, {and} his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. {all...: Heb. the fulness thereof}

Isaiah 66:13-14

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.