11 I will make all my mountains into a road,
and my highways will be raised up.(A)
12 See, these will come from far away,
from the north and from the west,[a](B)
and from the land of Sinim.[b][c]

13 Shout for joy, you heavens!(C)
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted his people,(D)
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.(E)

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  1. 49:12 Lit sea
  2. 49:12 DSS read of the Syenites
  3. 49:12 Perhaps modern Aswan in southern Egypt

11 I will turn all my mountains into roads,
    and my highways(A) will be raised up.(B)
12 See, they will come from afar(C)
    some from the north, some from the west,(D)
    some from the region of Aswan.[a]

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

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Footnotes

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