Isaiah 52:9
in Isaiah 52Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
KJV
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
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This verse in Isaiah 52
Commentary
8 notes on this verse(Verse 9, 10.) Rejoice and praise together, O deserted Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord has prepared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. LXX: Let the deserted Jerusalem burst into joy together, for the Lord has had mercy on her, and has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord will reveal his holy arm in the sight of all the nations. And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
This site's exposition
Break forth in joy
on Isaiah 52:9-10
The ruins of Jerusalem are told to sing, “for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem”, the redemption promised in verse 3. “The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations”, the figure of a warrior throwing back his sleeve to strike.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Israel was destroyed in the war with the Romans, so that very few survived to remain, and the holy city was deserted. But its desert places will rejoice, so it says. For the houses were mournful and filled with dejection for not having inhabitants. But they rejoice as if they have many living there. From the historical sense we can draw something that the spiritual senses can grasp. The church from the nations—that is, those believers from the nations who are called Zion and even Jerusalem—were few in the early days and the holy city of God, the church, was truly like a desert.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, as to the arrival of the captives: rejoice, above: the land that was desolate shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice (Isa 35:1).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He has redeemed Jerusalem (the inhabitants of Jerusalem that were sold into the hands of their enemies) and thereby he has comforted his people that were in sorrow. The redemption of Jerusalem is the joy of all God's people, whose character it is that they look for that redemption, Luke ii. 38 . [2.] God will have the glory of it,
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Break forth into joy - Jerusalem, at the time here referred to, was lying waste and in ruins. This call on the waste places of Jerusalem to break out into expressions of praise, is in accordance with a style which frequently occurs in Isaiah, and in other sacred writers, by which inanimate objects are called on to manifest their joy (see the notes at Isa 14:7-8; Isa 42:11). For the Lord hath comforted his people - That is, he does comfort his people, and redeem them.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He hath redeemed Jerusalem “He hath redeemed Israel” - For the word ירושלם yerushalaim, which occurs the second time in this verse, MS. Bodleian and another read ישראל yisrael. It is upon a rasure in a third; and left unpointed at first, as suspected, in a fourth. It was an easy mistake, by the transcriber casting his eye on the line above: and the propriety of the correction, both in regard to sense and elegance, is evident.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פִּצְח֤וּ | pitzchu | break forth | H6476 → | 8 times |
| רַנְּנוּ֙ | ranenu | shout for joy | H7442 → | 54 times |
| יַחְדָּ֔ו | yachdav | together | H3162 → | 141 times |
| חָרְב֖וֹת | charevot | O waste places of | H2723 → | 42 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִחַ֤ם | nicham | he has comforted | H5162 → | 108 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| גָּאַ֖ל | gaal | he has redeemed | H1350 → | 104 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
פִּצְח֤וּbreak forth
pitzchuH6476 →8 times
רַנְּנוּ֙shout for joy
ranenuH7442 →54 times
יַחְדָּ֔וtogether
yachdavH3162 →141 times
חָרְב֖וֹתO waste places of
charevotH2723 →42 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נִחַ֤םhe has comforted
nichamH5162 →108 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עַמּ֔וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
גָּאַ֖לhe has redeemed
gaalH1350 →104 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:23
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…
- Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the…
- Psalms 95:1
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Psalms 100:1
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- Psalms 66:1
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
- Isaiah 44:23
Through
Isaiah 51:3For 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…
it leads to
- Isaiah 49:13
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.
- Joel 2:3
Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.
- Isaiah 49:13
Through
Isaiah 48:20Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
- Jeremiah 50:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 5:1.52:9-10; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.