Yesaya 12:6
Konteks12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel 1 acts mightily 2 among you!”
Yesaya 42:11
Konteks42:11 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.
Yesaya 44:23
Konteks44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; 3
shout out, you subterranean regions 4 of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees! 5
For the Lord protects 6 Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel. 7
[12:6] 1 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
[12:6] 2 tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.
[44:23] 3 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”
[44:23] 4 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.
[44:23] 5 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”
[44:23] 6 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
[44:23] 7 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”