Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Isaiah 49:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
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Quick Meaning
The servant poem or servant-addressing voice states or reports “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD…” at Isaiah 49:13 as a specific part of “The Despised Servant Becomes Covenant and Liberation.”
Kings shall see the despised one
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 49:7–13. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 49:7–13
Read Isaiah 49:13 with 49:7–13. By itself, “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The Holy One promises royal recognition, covenant agency, released prisoners, safe pasture, gathered people, and cosmic praise for compassion.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “The Womb-Called Servant Is Sent beyond Jacob” into “The Despised Servant Becomes Covenant and Liberation.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: The Holy One promises royal recognition, covenant agency, released prisoners, safe pasture, gathered people, and cosmic praise for compassion. This verse's placement is specific: The servant poem or servant-addressing voice states or reports “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD…” at Isaiah 49:13 as a specific part of “The Despised Servant Becomes Covenant and Liberation.”
What Remains True
Vocation joins justice, truthful witness, vulnerability, perseverance, and service without making abuse redemptive by itself. In Isaiah 49:13, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The servant poem or servant-addressing voice states or reports “Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD…” at Isaiah 49:13 as a specific part of “The Despised Servant Becomes Covenant and Liberation.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 49:7–13 — The Despised Servant Becomes Covenant and LiberationSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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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 49:7–13, 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 49:7–13 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 49:7–13 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗