12 Behold, these shall come from far: and lo, these from the North and from the West, and these from the land of [a]Sinim.

13 Rejoice, O [b]heavens; and be joyful, O earth; burst forth into praise, O mountains; for God hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

14 But Zion said, The Lord hath [c]forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Meaning, the South country, so that Christ shall deliver his from all the parts of the world.
  2. Isaiah 49:13 Read Isa. 44:23.
  3. Isaiah 49:14 He objecteth what the faithful might say in their long affliction, and answereth thereunto to comfort them, with a most proper similitude, and full of consolation.

12 See, they will come from afar(A)
    some from the north, some from the west,(B)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

13 Shout for joy,(C) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;(D)
    burst into song, you mountains!(E)
For the Lord comforts(F) his people
    and will have compassion(G) on his afflicted ones.(H)

14 But Zion(I) said, “The Lord has forsaken(J) me,
    the Lord has forgotten me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim