Isaiah 49:13

“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.”

"Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted." - Isaiah 49:13
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What does Isaiah 49:13 mean?

Isaiah 49:13 in the KJV reads, “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.” In its plain sense the verse is a summons to universal praise, but it is also a…

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Singing in the Midst of Affliction: A Divine Comfort

**Introduction** Isaiah 49:13 invites us into a grand cosmic celebration: “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.” This verse is saturated with hope, joy…

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A Prayer of Joy and Comfort in Affliction

Heavenly Father, We come before You today uplifted by the words of Isaiah 49:13, where You call us to sing, to rejoice, and to break forth into joyous song. "Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his…

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Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
"Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted." - Isaiah 49:13
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Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Acts 13:49 - "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Psalms 49:13 - "This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Matthew 13:49 - "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,"
Isaiah 49:9 - "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."
"And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region." - Acts 13:49
Genesis 49:13 - "¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon."
"¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
"This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah." - Psalms 49:13
Isaiah 49:15 - "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Leviticus 13:49 - "And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:"
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Isaiah 49:25 - "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 49:4 - "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God."
Jeremiah 49:13 - "For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes."
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14
Isaiah 49:10 - "They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them."
Isaiah 49:20 - "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell."