Isaiah 42:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Let the wilderness and the cities thereof 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.”
חָצֵר
Court, enclosure. Chatser. My soul yearns for the courts of the LORD. The place of God's presence is more desirable than the most comfortable place in the world.
יָשַׁב
the inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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רָנַן
let them shout for joy
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רָנַן
To shout, to sing for joy. Ranan. Sing for joy to God our strength. Ranan is a ringing cry of joy that cannot be contained.
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מִדְבָּר
the wilderness
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מִדְבָּר
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
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נָשָׂא
let them lift up
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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הַר
the mountains
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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קֵדָר
Kedar
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קֵדָר
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives)
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סֶלַע
Sela
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סֶלַע
Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea
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צָוַח
let them cry aloud
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צָוַח
to screech (exultingly)
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