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Isaiah 44:23
New English Translation
Isaiah 44:23
New English Translation
23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes;[a]
shout out, you subterranean regions[b] of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees![c]
For the Lord protects[d] Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:23 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”
- Isaiah 44:23 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.
- Isaiah 44:23 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”
- Isaiah 44:23 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
- Isaiah 44:23 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.”
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