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Isaiah 49:12–13

12  Behold, kthese shall come from far:

And, lo, these lfrom the north and lfrom the west;

And these from the land of Sinim.

13  mSing, O heavens; and nbe joyful, O earth;

And mbreak forth into singing, oO mountains:

For the Lord hath comforted his people,

And will have mercy upon his afflicted.

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Isaiah 49:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 See, they will come from afar—

some from the north, some from the west,

some from the region of Aswan.”

13 Shout for joy, you heavens;

rejoice, you earth;

burst into song, you mountains!

For the Lord comforts his people

and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 Behold, these shall come from afar,

and behold, these from the north and from the west,

and these from the land of Syene.”

13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;

break forth, O mountains, into singing!

For the Lord has comforted his people

and will have compassion on his afflicted.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 See, my people will return from far away,

from lands to the north and west,

and from as far south as Egypt.”

13 Sing for joy, O heavens!

Rejoice, O earth!

Burst into song, O mountains!

For the Lord has comforted his people

and will have compassion on them in their suffering.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 Surely these shall come from afar;

Look! Those from the north and the west,

And these from the land of Sinim.”

13 Sing, O heavens!

Be joyful, O earth!

And break out in singing, O mountains!

For the Lord has comforted His people,

And will have mercy on His afflicted.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 Look, people are coming to me from far away,

from the north and from the west,

from Aswan in southern Egypt.”

13 Heavens and earth, be happy.

Mountains, shout with joy,

because the Lord comforts his people

and will have pity on those who suffer.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

13 Shout, ye heavens; and be joyful, thou earth; and break forth into singing, ye mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted ones.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 They will come from far away. 

They will come from the north and from the west, 

and they will come from the land of Sinim. 

13 Sing with joy, you heavens! 

Rejoice, you earth! 

Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! 

The Lord has comforted his people 

and will have compassion on his humble people. 

Isaiah 49:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 See, these will come from far away,

from the north and from the west,

and from the land of Sinim.

13 Shout for joy, you heavens!

Earth, rejoice!

Mountains break into joyful shouts!

For the Lord has comforted His people,

and will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 Lo, these shall come from far away,

and lo, these from the north and from the west,

and these from the land of Syene.

13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;

break forth, O mountains, into singing!

For the Lord has comforted his people,

and will have compassion on his suffering ones.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 Look! These shall come from afar,

And look! These from the north and from the west

and these from the land of Sinim.”

13 Sing for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth!

Mountains must break forth in rejoicing!

For Yahweh has comforted his people,

and he will take pity on his afflicted ones.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 They will come from far away.

Some of them will come from the north.

Others will come from the west.

Still others will come from Aswan in the south.”

13 Shout with joy, you heavens!

Be glad, you earth!

Burst into song, you mountains!

The Lord will comfort his people.

He will show his tender love to those who are suffering.

Isaiah 49:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 Behold, these will come from afar;

And lo, these will come from the north and from the west,

And these from the land of Sinim.”

13 Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!

Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!

For the Lord has comforted His people

And will have compassion on His afflicted.


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