Isaiah 24:14

24:14 They ¹  lift their voices and shout joyfully;

they praise ²  the majesty of the Lord in the west.

Isaiah 42:11

42:11 Let the desert and its cities shout out,

the towns where the nomads of Kedar live!

Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully;

let them shout loudly from the mountaintops.

Isaiah 65:14

65:14 Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! ³ 

But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; ⁴ 

you will wail because your spirits will be crushed. ⁵ 

Isaiah 61:7

61:7 Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; ⁶ 

instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. ⁷ 

Yes, ⁸  they will possess a double portion in their land

and experience lasting joy.

[24:14]  ¹ sn The remnant of the nations (see v. 13) may be the unspecified subject. If so, then those who have survived the judgment begin to praise God.

[24:14]  ² tn Heb “they yell out concerning.”

[65:14]  ³ tn Heb “from the good of the heart.”

[65:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the pain of the heart.”

[65:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the breaking of the spirit.”

[61:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “instead of your shame, a double portion.”

[61:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and [instead of] humiliation they will rejoice [over] their portion.” The term תָחָת (takhat, “instead of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[61:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “therefore” (so KJV, NASB); NIV “and so.”