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The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands! <a href="/esv/isaiah/55.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/55.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55.htm">King James Bible</a> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/55.htm">New King James Version</a> “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For you will go out with joy And be led in peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For you will go out with joy And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For you will go out with joy, And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For you will go out with gladness And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/amp/isaiah/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the LORD Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/csb/isaiah/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/asv/isaiah/55.htm">American Standard Version</a> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. <a href="/cev/isaiah/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When you are set free, you will celebrate and travel home in peace. Mountains and hills will sing as you pass by, and trees will clap. <a href="/erv/isaiah/55.htm">English Revised Version</a> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/55.htm">Good News Translation</a> "You will leave Babylon with joy; you will be led out of the city in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into singing, and the trees will shout for joy. <a href="/isv/isaiah/55.htm">International Standard Version</a> "For you will go out in joy, and come back with peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees in the fields will clap their hands. <a href="/msb/isaiah/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. <a href="/net/isaiah/55.htm">NET Bible</a> Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/web/isaiah/55.htm">World English Bible</a> For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For you go forth with joy, "" And you are brought in with peace, "" The mountains and the hills "" Break forth before you [with] singing, "" And all trees of the field clap the hand. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you with singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand. <a href="/slt/isaiah/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For with joy shall ye go forth, and in peace shall ye be led forth; the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into shouting, and all the trees of the field shall clap the hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall sing praise before yen, and all the trees of the country shah clap their hands. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you will go forth rejoicing, and you will be led forward in peace. The mountains and the hills will sing praise before you, and all the trees of the countryside will clap their hands. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/55.htm">New American Bible</a> Yes, in joy you shall go forth, in peace you shall be brought home; Mountains and hills shall break out in song before you, all trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because in joy you shall go out and in peace you shall go on, and the mountains and the hills shall break out before you in song, and all the trees of the field shall clap hands!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For ye shall go out with joy, And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. <a href="/sep/isaiah/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For ye shall go forth with joy, and shall be taught with gladness: for the mountains and the hills shall exult to welcome you with joy, and all the trees of the field shall applaud with their branches. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/55-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12392" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/55.htm">Invitation to the Needy</a> …11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. 12<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">You will indeed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: ḇə·śim·ḥāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">with joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2986.htm" title="2986: tū·ḇā·lūn (V-Hofal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To conduct, bear along. A primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring.">and be led forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: ū·ḇə·šā·lō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">in peace;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">and hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/6476.htm" title="6476: yip̄·ṣə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cause to break or burst forth, break forth with. A primitive root; to break out.">will burst</a> <a href="/hebrew/7440.htm" title="7440: rin·nāh (N-fs) -- A ringing cry. From ranan; properly, a creaking, i.e. Shout.">into song</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/4222.htm" title="4222: yim·ḥă·’ū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To strike, clap. A primitive root; to rub or strike the hands together.">will clap</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḵāp̄ (N-fs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">their hands.</a> 13Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a> The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ... <a href="/psalms/98-8.htm">Psalm 98:8</a> Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a> Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel. <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a> The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Isaiah 52:9</a> Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. <a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-12</a> Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. / Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a> Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones. <a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a> 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. <a href="/luke/19-40.htm">Luke 19:40</a> “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.” <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Isaiah 14:7-8</a> All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song. / Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19-20</a> I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, / so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.” <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Isaiah 61:11</a> For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-13</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.ye shall<a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9,10</a> That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places… the mountains<a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a> Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.<a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1,2</a> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10,11</a> 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… clap<a href="/1_chronicles/16-32.htm">1 Chronicles 16:32,33</a> Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein… <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Psalm 47:1</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Burst</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Clap</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Led</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Burst</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Clap</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Led</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-7.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 55</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls to faith</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">And to repentance</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">The happy success of those who believe</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/55.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/55.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You will indeed go out with joy This phrase signifies a future liberation and return from exile, reflecting the joy of the Israelites as they anticipate freedom from Babylonian captivity. It echoes the Exodus narrative, where the Israelites left Egypt with joy and celebration. The joy here is not just emotional but spiritual, symbolizing salvation and redemption. This joy is a foretaste of the ultimate joy found in Christ, who brings spiritual liberation.and be led forth in peace; Peace here refers to shalom, a comprehensive peace that includes well-being, safety, and harmony with God. This peace is a result of God's covenant faithfulness and is a promise of restoration. It connects to the peace that Jesus offers, as seen in <a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>, where He gives peace not as the world gives. The leading forth in peace also suggests divine guidance and protection, reminiscent of the shepherd imagery in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>.the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, This imagery of nature rejoicing is a poetic expression of creation responding to God's redemptive acts. It reflects the biblical theme of creation's participation in God's salvation plan, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a>, where creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the children of God. The mountains and hills symbolize stability and permanence, indicating that God's salvation is enduring and unshakeable.and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. The clapping of hands by the trees is a metaphor for celebration and approval, illustrating the joy and praise that accompany God's deliverance. This anthropomorphic language emphasizes the harmony between creation and humanity when God's purposes are fulfilled. It points to the eschatological hope where creation is restored and renewed, aligning with the vision in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> of a new heaven and a new earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel, including the promise of joy and peace in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_hills.htm">Mountains and Hills</a> Symbolic of creation rejoicing and participating in the joy of God's people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/trees_of_the_field.htm">Trees of the Field</a> Representing nature's response to God's redemptive work and the joy of His people. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The original audience of Isaiah's prophecy, who were in need of hope and assurance of God's deliverance. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile_and_return.htm">Exile and Return</a> The historical context of the Israelites' exile and the promise of their return to their homeland, symbolizing spiritual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/joy_and_peace_as_gifts_from_god.htm">Joy and Peace as Gifts from God</a> Understand that true joy and peace are divine gifts, not dependent on circumstances but on God's presence and promises. <a href="/topical/c/creation's_response_to_redemption.htm">Creation's Response to Redemption</a> Recognize that all of creation is involved in God's redemptive plan, and our lives should reflect this harmony and joy. <a href="/topical/t/the_journey_of_faith.htm">The Journey of Faith</a> Embrace the journey of faith, knowing that God leads us with joy and peace, even through challenging times. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> Hold onto the hope found in God's promises, trusting that He will fulfill them in His perfect timing. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_witnesses_of_god's_joy.htm">Living as Witnesses of God's Joy</a> Live as witnesses of God's joy and peace, allowing others to see His work in our lives and be drawn to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_55.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 55</a> <a href="/q/(psalm_24_7)_why_personify_gates_evidence.htm">(Psalm 24:7) Why does the text personify gates to “lift up their heads,” and is there any historical or archaeological evidence this metaphorical language was taken literally? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_stars_'praise'_god_(psalm_148_3).htm">How can the celestial bodies literally “praise” God if they are inanimate? (Psalm 148:3) </a> <a href="/q/how_to_view_scientifically_impossible_proverbs.htm">Proverbs 23:5 depicts wealth sprouting wings and flying away; how should we view such statements that appear scientifically impossible? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_green_bible.htm">What is The Green Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) The mountains and the hills . . .--Cheyne aptly compares--"Ipsi laetitia voces ad sidera jactantIntonsi montes." VIRG., 'clog.(The very hills, no more despoiled of trees,Shall to the stars break forth in minstrelsies.)The waving of the branches of the trees is, in the poet's thoughts, what the clapping of hands is with men, a sign of jubilant exultation (<a href="/psalms/96-12.htm" title="Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice">Psalm 96:12</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace (comp. <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Isaiah 40:9-11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3-6, 19-21</a>, etc.). A strong contrast is frequently drawn between the exodus from Babylon and that from Egypt. On the former occasion all was hurry, alarm, disquiet, danger. The later exodus will be accompanied with "peace" and "joy" (see <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9 - 16</a>, etc.). (For the fulfilment, see <a href="/ezra/1.htm">Ezra 1, 2</a>, and 7, 8.) The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing. All nature shall rejoice at your deliverance, especially the noblest and the grandest parts of nature - "the mountains and the hills." Isaiah's admiration of mountains continually reveals itself throughout the work (<a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Isaiah 13:2, 4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Isaiah 14:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Isaiah 22:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Isaiah 30:17, 25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Isaiah 34:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4, 9, 12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11, 15</a>, etc.). It is quite in his manner to speak of nature as bursting forth into singing (<a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a>). All the trees of the field shall clap their hands. The metaphor is not found elsewhere in Isaiah, but appears in <a href="/psalms/98-8.htm">Psalm 98:8</a>. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/55-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You will indeed כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction go out תֵצֵ֔אוּ (ṯê·ṣê·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim with joy בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה (ḇə·śim·ḥāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> Blithesomeness, glee and be led forth תּֽוּבָל֑וּן (tū·ḇā·lūn) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2986.htm">Strong's 2986: </a> To conduct, bear along in peace; וּבְשָׁל֖וֹם (ū·ḇə·šā·lō·wm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace the mountains הֶהָרִ֣ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country and hills וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹת (wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> A hillock will burst יִפְצְח֤וּ (yip̄·ṣə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6476.htm">Strong's 6476: </a> To cause to break or burst forth, break forth with into song רִנָּ֔ה (rin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7440.htm">Strong's 7440: </a> A creaking, shout before you, לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ (lip̄·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the trees עֲצֵ֥י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land will clap יִמְחֲאוּ־ (yim·ḥă·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4222.htm">Strong's 4222: </a> To rub, strike the hands together their hands. כָֽף׃ (ḵāp̄) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 55:12 For you shall go out with joy (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 55:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 55:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>