Isaiah 42 · Verse 10

Isaiah 42:10

Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 42:10, King James Version

Isaiah 42:10 in other translations

BSBSing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
WEBSing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.
ASVSing unto Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
YLTSing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants.
DARBYSing unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
BBEMake a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
WebsterSing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is in it; the isles, and their inhabitants.

What does Isaiah 42:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. new song--such as has never before been sung, called for by a new manifestation of God's grace, to express which no hymn for former mercies would be appropriate. The new song shall be sung when the Lord shall reign in Jerusalem, and all "nations shall flow unto it" (Is 2:2; 26:1; Re 5:9; 14:3). ye that go down to the sea--whose conversion will be the means of diffusing the Gospel to distant lands. all ... therein--all the living creatures that fill the sea (Psa 96:11) [Maurer]. Or, all sailors and voyagers [Gesenius]. But these were already mentioned in the previous clause: there he called on all who go upon the sea; in this clause all animals in the sea; so in Is 42:11, he calls on the inanimate wilderness to lift up its voice. External nature shall be so renovated as to be in unison with the moral renovation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Ye that go down to the sea - This seems not to belong to this place; it does not well consist with what follows, "and the fullness thereof." They that go down upon the sea means navigators, sailors, traders, such as do business in great waters; an idea much too confined for the prophet, who means the sea in general, as it is used by the Hebrews, for the distant nations, the islands, the dwellers on the sea-coasts all over the world. I suspect that some transcriber had the Psa 107:23 verse of Psalm 107 running in his head, יורדי הים באניות yoredey haiyam booniyoth, and wrote in this place יורדי הים yoredey haiyam instead of ירעם הים yiram haiyam, or יריע yari, or ירן yaran; "let the sea roar, or shout, or exult." But as this is so different in appearance from the present reading, I do not take the liberty of introducing it into the translation. Conjeceram legendum יגידו yegidu, ut Isa 42:12; sed non favent Versiones. "I would propose to read יגידו yegidu, as in Isa 42:12; but this is not supported by the Versions." - Secker.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 42:5-12

The work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker. Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church, he is glorified in…

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Isaiah 42:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שִׁ֤ירוּShi.rusingH7891
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
שִׁ֣ירshira songH7892
חָדָ֔שׁcha.DashnewH2319
תְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.Topraise hisH8416
מִקְצֵ֣הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end ofH7097
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
יוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiO [those who] go downH3381
הַיָּם֙hai.Yam<of> the seaH3220
וּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'Oand what fills itH4393
אִיִּ֖ים'i.YimO islandsH339
וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם\׃ve.yo.she.vei.Hemand inhabitants theirH3427

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 42:10

  • Psalms 33:3

    Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

  • Isaiah 42:4

    He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • Psalms 40:3

    And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

  • Romans 15:9-11

    And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

  • Psalms 98:1-4

    A Psalm. O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  • Isaiah 49:13

    Sing, 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.

  • Psalms 97:1

    The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

  • Revelation 14:3

    And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

  • Psalms 150:6

    Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Isaiah 44:23

    Sing, 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.

  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Sing.
24:14-16; 44:23; 49:13; 65:14; Ps 33:3; 40:3; 96:1-3; 98:1-4; 117:1,2
Ro 15:9-11; Re 5:9; 14:3
ye that go.
Ps 107:23-32; 148:1-14; 150:6
all that is therein. Heb. the fulness thereof. the isles.
4; 51:5; 60:9; Ps 97:1; Zep 2:11

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Context

  • Isaiah 42:9

    Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

  • Isaiah 42:10

    Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

  • Isaiah 42:11

    Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

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Isaiah 42:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cantad á Jehová un nuevo cántico, su alabanza desde el fin de la tierra; los que descendéis á la mar, y lo que la hinche, las islas y los moradores de ellas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Chantez à l’ Éternel un cantique nouveau, sa louange du bout de la terre, vous qui descendez sur la mer, et ce qui la remplit, les îles et ceux qui les habitent!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Singet Jehova ein neues Lied, seinen Ruhm vom Ende der Erde: die ihr das Meer befahret, und alles, was es erfüllt, ihr Inseln und ihre Bewohner!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cantate Domino canticum novum, laus ejus ab extremis terræ, qui descenditis in mare, et plenitudo ejus; insulæ, et habitatores earum.