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Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up <i>their voice</i>, the villages <i>that</i> Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities lift up <i>their voice,</i> The villages <i>that</i> Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities raise <i>their voices,</i> The settlements which Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities lift up <i>their voices</i>, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities lift up <i>their voices</i>, The villages where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities lift up <i>their voices,</i> The villages where Kedar lives. Let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy, Let them shout joyfully from the tops of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell the tribes of the desert and everyone in the mountains to celebrate and sing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The desert and its cities shall lift up, the enclosures shall Kedar inhabit: they inhabiting the rock shall shout for joy, from the head of the mountains they shall shout for joy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its towns rejoice; let Kedar be meadows; let the inhabitants of the steep rocks sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/42-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9198" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">A New Song of Praise</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>Sing 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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">Let the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·rāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and its cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">raise their voices;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḥă·ṣê·rîm (N-cp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">let the villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6938.htm" title="6938: qê·ḏār (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps swarthy, a son of Ishmael, also his desc. From qadar; dusky; Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also Bedouin.">of Kedar cry aloud.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Let the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5554.htm" title="5554: se·la‘ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Edom. The same as cela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea.">of Sela</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: yā·rōn·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">sing for joy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6681.htm" title="6681: yiṣ·wā·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cry aloud. A primitive root; to screech.">let them cry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: mê·rōš (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">from the mountaintops.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Psalm 72:9</a></span><br />May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6</a></span><br />Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18-19</a></span><br />I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. / I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a></span><br />For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a></span><br />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. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Isaiah 65:10</a></span><br />Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Isaiah 66:10-14</a></span><br />Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her, / so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance. / For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-1.htm">Matthew 3:1-3</a></span><br />In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” / This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15-16</a></span><br />“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— / the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18-21</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. / He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Luke 3:4-6</a></span><br />as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">let the wilderness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16</a></b></br> Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1,6</a></b></br> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">Kedar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto her, Two nations <i>are</i> in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and <i>the one</i> people shall be stronger than <i>the other</i> people; and the elder shall serve the younger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a></b></br> Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, <i>that</i> I dwell in the tents of Kedar!</p><p class="hdg">let the inhabitants</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13</a></b></br> Behold, I <i>am</i> against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, <i>and</i> rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Jeremiah 48:28</a></b></br> O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove <i>that</i> maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></b></br> Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, <i>and</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/33-7.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Exult</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-27.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Inhabits</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Kedar</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/numbers/31-10.htm">Tent-Circles</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Top</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-14.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Exult</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Inhabits</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Kedar</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Tent-Circles</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">God's promise unto him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">God will manifest himself, and check idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">He reproves the people of incredulity.</a></span><br></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'; 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The desert, typically a place of silence and isolation, is transformed into a place of proclamation. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and the spread of God's glory to all corners of the earth. The cities in the desert may refer to settlements that are often overlooked, emphasizing that God's message is for everyone, regardless of their status or location.<p><b>let the villages of Kedar cry aloud.</b><br>Kedar was a nomadic tribe descended from Ishmael, known for their tents and flocks. They were located in the Arabian Peninsula, representing the Gentile nations. The call for Kedar to cry aloud signifies the inclusion of Gentiles in the worship of Yahweh, foreshadowing the New Testament revelation that salvation through Christ is available to all nations. This also highlights the prophetic vision of unity and peace among diverse peoples under God's reign.<p><b>Let the people of Sela sing for joy;</b><br>Sela, often identified with Petra in modern-day Jordan, was a city known for its rock-hewn architecture. The call for its people to sing for joy suggests a transformation from a place of refuge and defense to one of celebration and openness. This can be seen as a type of the Church, built on the "rock" of Christ, where believers find both refuge and a reason for joy. The joy of Sela's people reflects the joy of salvation and the fulfillment of God's promises.<p><b>let them cry out from the mountaintops.</b><br>Mountaintops are often associated with divine encounters and revelation in the Bible, such as Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. Crying out from the mountaintops symbolizes the public and elevated proclamation of God's glory and salvation. It suggests that the message of God's redemption is not to be hidden but declared boldly and widely. This imagery also connects to the Great Commission, where believers are called to spread the Gospel to all nations, reaching the highest and most remote places.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/desert_and_its_cities.htm">Desert and its Cities</a></b><br>Refers to the arid regions and their inhabitants, symbolizing places that are often barren but are called to rejoice and proclaim God's glory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/villages_of_kedar.htm">Villages of Kedar</a></b><br>Kedar was a nomadic tribe descended from Ishmael, known for their tents and flocks. They represent the Gentile nations being invited to worship God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/people_of_sela.htm">People of Sela</a></b><br>Sela, meaning "rock," is often associated with Petra, a city known for its rock-cut architecture. It symbolizes strength and stability, and its people are called to sing for joy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountaintops.htm">Mountaintops</a></b><br>Symbolic of places of revelation and proclamation, where God's message is to be declared loudly and clearly.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_worship.htm">Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>God's invitation to worship is extended to all peoples, regardless of their background or location. This reflects the inclusivity of the Gospel message.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_unexpected_places.htm">Joy in Unexpected Places</a></b><br>Even in barren or desolate places, God's presence brings joy and transformation. We are called to find and proclaim joy in our own "deserts."<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proclamation_from_the_heights.htm">Proclamation from the Heights</a></b><br>Just as the mountaintops are places of proclamation, we are encouraged to boldly declare God's goodness and truth in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The diverse groups mentioned (Kedar, Sela) highlight the unity that comes from worshiping the one true God. We should embrace and celebrate diversity within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_petra_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">Where is Petra mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_kedar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Kedar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_woman_unclean_during_her_period.htm">Who was Kedar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_isaiah_42_10-12's_global_praise.htm">Where is the scientific or archeological evidence supporting Isaiah 42:10-12's claim of global praise to this servant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The wilderness and the cities thereof</span>. 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 (<a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Numbers 20:1</a>). Its villages were probably collections of tents, which were moved from time to time, since the Beni-Kedar were nomads (ch. 21:16; <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a>). The call is upon both the stationary and the wandering inhabitants of the Syro-Arabian desert to join in the song of praise. <span class="cmt_word">The inhabitants of the rock</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the iahabitants of Sela</span>, or <span class="accented">Petra</span>, 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 <span class="accented">ought</span> to be a subject of rejoicing to all their neighbours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/42-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Let the desert</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and its cities</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">raise their voices;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[let] the villages</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצֵרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Kedar [cry aloud].</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵדָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(qê·ḏār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6938.htm">Strong's 6938: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kedar -- perhaps 'swarthy', a son of Ishmael, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let the people</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֣שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sela</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶ֔לַע</span> <span class="translit">(se·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5554.htm">Strong's 5554: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sela -- a city in Edom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sing for joy;</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rōn·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them cry out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְוָֽחוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·wā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6681.htm">Strong's 6681: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cry aloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the mountaintops.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֹ֥אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:11 Let the wilderness and its cities raise (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 42:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:12" /></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>