Isaiah 24:14
in Isaiah 24They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud from the sea.
KJV
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
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This verse in Isaiah 24
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThey shall lift up their voice “But these shall lift up their voice” - That is, they that escaped out of these calamities. The great distresses brought upon Israel and Judah drove the people away, and dispersed them all over the neighboring countries: they fled to Egypt, to Asia Minor, to the islands and the coasts of Greece. They were to be found in great numbers in most of the principal cities of these countries. Alexandria was in a great measure peopled by them.
This site's exposition
They raise their voices
on Isaiah 24:14-16
The gleaned remnant sings, and praise goes up from the west and from "the islands of the sea". From the ends of the earth the prophet hears "Glory to the Righteous One". Then his own voice cuts across the song, "I am wasting away", for "The treacherous betray".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 13-15) Just as when a few olives, which remain, are shaken from the olive tree, and the grape harvest is finished, these will lift up their voice and praise when the Lord is glorified, they will neigh from the sea: therefore, glorify the Lord in your teachings, in the islands of the sea proclaim the name of the Lord God of Israel.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And he places their praise: these shall give praise; they shall whinny, like horses to signify their great joy, below: the voice of your watchmen: they have lifted up their voice, they shall praise together (Isa 52:8).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing,....
They shall sing for joy in their deliverance. When the mirth of carnal worldlings ceases the joy of the saints is as lively as ever; when the merry-hearted do sigh because the vine languishes the upright-hearted do sing because the covenant of grace, the fountain of their comforts and the foundation of their hopes, never fails.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
They--those who are left: the remnant. sing for the majesty of the Lord--sing a thanksgiving for the goodness of the Lord, who has so mercifully preserved them. from the sea--from the distant lands beyond the sea, whither they have escaped.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
They shall lift up their voice - They who are left in the land; or who are not carried away to Babylon. ‘To lift up the voice’ in the Scriptures may denote either grief or joy; compare Gen 21:6; 1Sa 24:16; Jdg 2:4; Rth 1:9, ..., where to lift up the voice is conected with weeping; and Eze 21:22; Psa 93:3; Isa 40:29; Isa 42:11, etc., where it is connected with exultation and joy. The latter is evidently the idea here, that the few who would escape from captivity by fleeing to neighboring countries, would lift up their voice with exultation that they had escaped. They shall sing for the majesty of the Lord - They shall sing on account of the glory, or goodness of Yahweh, wire had so mercifully kept and preserved them. They shall cry aloud from the sea - From the isles and coasts of the Mediterranean where they would have escaped, and where they would find a refuge. No doubt many of the inhabitants adjacent to the sea, when they found the land invaded, would betake themselves to the neighboring islands, and find safety there until the danger should be overpast. Lowth renders this, ‘The waters shall resound with the exaltation of Jehovah,’ Where he supposes מים should be rendered as if pointed מים mayâm ‘waters,’ not as it is in the present Hebrew text, מים miyâm ‘from the sea.’ The sense is not materially different; but there seems to be no good reason for departing from the usual interpretation.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
They shall raise their voice For those few survivors shall come the good that I prophesied above.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
For so shall Israel remain in the midst of the peoples, one in a city and two in a family.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 1 further source is cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הֵ֛מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| יִשְׂא֥וּ | yisu | they will lift up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| קוֹלָ֖ם | kolam | voice their | H6963 → | 506 times |
| יָרֹ֑נּוּ | yaronu | they will shout for joy | H7442 → | 54 times |
| בִּגְא֣וֹן | bigon | in [the] majesty of | H1347 → | 49 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צָהֲל֖וּ | tzahalu | they will cry aloud | H6670 → | 9 times |
| מִיָּֽם׃ | miyam | from [the] west | H3220 → | 396 times |
הֵ֛מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
יִשְׂא֥וּthey will lift up
yisuH5375 →656 times
קוֹלָ֖םvoice their
kolamH6963 →506 times
יָרֹ֑נּוּthey will shout for joy
yaronuH7442 →54 times
בִּגְא֣וֹןin [the] majesty of
bigonH1347 →49 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צָהֲל֖וּthey will cry aloud
tzahaluH6670 →9 times
מִיָּֽם׃from [the] west
miyamH3220 →396 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
Isaiah 35:10So 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.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- Isaiah 30:19
O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
- Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Revelation 21:4
Through
Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 33:22
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister…
- Isaiah 60:22
The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
- Isaiah 51:11
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.
- Isaiah 35:10
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.
- Jeremiah 33:22
Through
Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.