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Isaiah 44:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Sing, O ye heavens” at Isaiah 44:23 as a specific part of “Forgiven Israel and a Named Cyrus Fulfill the Rebuilding Word.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 44:21–28
Begin with Isaiah 44:21–28's complete movement: Remembered servant identity, blotted sin, creation's song, frustrated diviners, confirmed messengers, restored Jerusalem, dried deep, and Cyrus as shepherd converge. At verse 44:23, The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Sing, O ye heavens” at Isaiah 44:23 as a specific part of “Forgiven Israel and a Named Cyrus Fulfill the Rebuilding Word.”
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Sing, O ye heavens” at Isaiah 44:23 as a specific part of “Forgiven Israel and a Named Cyrus Fulfill the Rebuilding Word.” Because nearby lines develop or qualify it, Isaiah 44:21–28 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 44:21–28 — Forgiven Israel and a Named Cyrus Fulfill the Rebuilding WordSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 44:21–28, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 44:21–28 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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