Holy Scripture

Isaiah 42:11

A church father on this verse
“(Verses 11-12) Let the desert and its cities lift up: in the houses shall Cedar dwell, praise you inhabitants of Petra, they shall shout from the top of the mountains. They shall give glory to the Lord, and his praise in the islands they shall declare. LXX: Let the wilderness lift up its voice and its towns, the settl…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

11Rejoice, thou wilderness, and the villages thereof, the hamlets, and the dwellers in Kedar: the inhabitants of the rock shall rejoice, they shall shout from the top of the mountains.

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In context

9Behold, the ancient things have come to pass, and so will the new things which I tell you: yea, before I tell them they are made known to you.

10Sing a new hymn to the Lord: ye who are his dominion, glorify his name from the end of the earth: ye that go down to the sea, and sail upon it; the islands, and they that dwell in them.

— Isaiah 42:11 —

12They shall give glory to God, and shall proclaim his praises in the islands.

13The Lord God of hosts shall go forth, and crush the war: he shall stir up jealousy, and shall shout mightily against his enemies.

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