JOY Isaiah 44:23 Part 3 of 3

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

he displays his glory in Israel 
Isaiah 52:1  Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
Isaiah 55:5  "Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor."
Isaiah 60:9  "Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor."
Isaiah 60:21  "Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor."
Isaiah 61:3  ... and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Jeremiah 30:19  " 'From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.' "
Isaiah 40:5  "And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

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JOY Isaiah 44:23 Part 2 of 3

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

he displays his glory in Israel 
Exodus 16:7  "... and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we that you should grumble against us?"
Leviticus 10:3  Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: 'Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.' " Aaron remained silent.
Isaiah 4:2  In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
Isaiah 43:6-7  "I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth--everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."
Isaiah 46:13  I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.
Isaiah 49:3  He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor."

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JOY Isaiah 44:23 Part 1 of 3

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. 

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this 
Psalm 98:4  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; ...
Isaiah 12:6  "Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

shout aloud, you earth beneath 
1 Chronicles 16:31  Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"
Psalm 148:7  Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, ...

Burst into song, you mountains 
Psalm 98:8  Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; ...

you forests and all your trees 
Psalm 65:13  The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

for the LORD has redeemed Jacob 
Exodus 6:6  "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.' "
Isaiah 51:11  "Those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away."
Isaiah 62:12  They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.

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JOY Isaiah 42:11-12

Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands. 

Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices 
Isaiah 32:16  The LORD's justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.

let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice 
Genesis 25:13  These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ...
Isaiah 60:7  "All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple."

Let the people of Sela sing for joy 
Judges 1:36  The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.

let them shout from the mountaintops 
Isaiah 52:7  How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Nahum 1:15  Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.

Let them give glory to the LORD 
1 Chronicles 16:24  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Isaiah 24:15  Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.

and proclaim his praise 
Psalm 26:6-7  I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, LORD, proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 66:2  Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.
1 Peter 2:9  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

in the islands 
Isaiah 11:11  In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.

NOTE:

In most English translations of the Old Testament, the divine name YHWH (Yahweh) is rendered "LORD" in capital letters to distinguish it from another Hebrew word, Adonai, which is rendered "Lord" in small letters. Whenever the two names stand together they are rendered "Sovereign LORD".

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JOY Isaiah 35:10

... and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

and those the LORD has rescued will return 
Job 19:25  "I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth."
Isaiah 1:27  Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.

They will enter Zion with singing 
Isaiah 30:29  And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people playing pipes go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

everlasting joy will crown their heads 
Psalm 4:7  Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.
Psalm 126:5  Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Isaiah 25:9  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."

Gladness and joy will overtake them 
Psalm 51:8  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Isaiah 51:3  "The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing."

and sorrow and sighing will flee away 
Isaiah 30:19  People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
Revelation 7:17  "For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; 'he will lead them to springs of living water.' (Isaiah 49:10) 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.' (Isaiah 25:8)"
Revelation 21:4  " 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death,' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

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JOY Isaiah 35:6

Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

Then will the lame 
Matthew 15:30  Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
Luke 7:22  So he replied to the messengers, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the good news is proclaimed to the poor."
John 5:8-9  Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk." At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.
Acts 3:8  He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

leap like a deer 
2 Samuel 22:34  "He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights."

and the mute tongue 
Isaiah 32:4  The fearful heart will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
Matthew 9:32-33  While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
Matthew 12:22  Then they brought a demon -possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.
Mark 7:35  At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.

shout for joy 
Psalm 20:5  May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.

Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert 
Exodus 17:6  "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
John 7:38  "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

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JOY Isaiah 35:1-2 Part 3 of 3

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.  

The glory of Lebanon will be given to it 
Ezra 3:7  Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
Isaiah 33:9  The land dries up and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.

the splendor of Carmel 
Song of Songs 7:5  Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses.

and Sharon 
1 Chronicles 27:29  Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
Isaiah 65:10  "Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me."

they will see the glory of the LORD 
Exodus 16:6-7 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?"
Isaiah 4:5  Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
Isaiah 59:19  From the west, people will fear the name of the LORD, from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the LORD drives along.

the splendor of our God 
Isaiah 25:9  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."

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JOY Isaiah 35:1-2 Part 2 of 3

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.  

it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy 
Genesis 21:6  Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."
Psalm 105:43  He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; ...
Isaiah 12:6  "Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."
Isaiah 25:9  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
Isaiah 44:23  Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
Isaiah 51:11  Those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 52:9  Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah 55:12  "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."

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JOY Isaiah 35:1-2 Part 1 of 3

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. 

The desert and the parched land will be glad 
Isaiah 27:10  The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
Isaiah 32:14-16  The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks, till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. The LORD's justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.
Isaiah 41:18-20  "I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs. I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together, so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it."

the wilderness will rejoice and blossom 
Isaiah 27:6  In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.
Isaiah 51:3  The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

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JOY Isaiah 26:19 Part 2 of 2

But your dead will live, LORD; their bodies will rise--let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy--your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

the earth will give birth to her dead 
Ezekiel 37:2-14  He (the Spirit of the LORD) led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "Sovereign LORD, you alone know." Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' " So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them. but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.' " So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army. Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone, we are cut off.' Therefore prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and I have done it, declares the LORD.' "
Daniel 12:2  "Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt."

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JOY Isaiah 26:19 Part 1 of 2

But your dead will live, LORD; their bodies will rise--let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy--your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.

But your dead will live, LORD 
Isaiah 25:8  ... he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
Ephesians 5:14  This is why it is said: "Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy 
Psalm 22:29  All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him--those who cannot keep themselves alive.

your dew is like the dew of the morning 
Genesis 27:28  "May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
Isaiah 18:4  This is what the LORD says to me: "I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
Hosea 14:5  "I will be like dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots; ..."
Deuteronomy 33:13  About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below; ..."
Micah 5:7  The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.
Psalm 133:3  It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

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JOY Isaiah 24:14

They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty.

They raise their voices, they shout for joy 
Isaiah 12:6  "Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty 
Isaiah 43:5-7  "Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth--everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."
Isaiah 49:12  "See, they will come from afar--some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan."

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JOY Isaiah 24:11

In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

In the streets they cry out 

Psalm 144:14b  There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.

for wine 

Lamentations 2:12  They say to their mothers, "Where is bread and wine?" as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives ebb away in their mother's arms.

all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth 

Isaiah 15:6  The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.

Isaiah 16:10  Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards; no one treads out wine at the presses, for I have put an end to the shouting.

Isaiah 32:12-15  Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briars--yes, mourn for all the houses of merriment and for this city of revelry. The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks, till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.

Jeremiah 14:3  "The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads."

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JOY Isaiah 22:12-13 Part 2 of 2

The LORD, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth. But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! "Let us eat and drink," you say, "for tomorrow we die!"

slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine 

1 Samuel 25:36  When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.

Ecclesiastes 8:15  So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

Isaiah 5:22  Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, ...

Isaiah 28:7-8  And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer and are befuddled with beer; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions. All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth.

Isaiah 56:12  "Come," each one cries, "let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."

Luke 17:26-30  "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed."

"Let us eat and drink," you say, "for tomorrow we die!" 

1 Corinthians 15:32  If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

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JOY Isaiah 22:12-13 Part 1 of 2

The LORD, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth. But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! "Let us eat and drink," you say, "for tomorrow we die!"

The LORD, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day 

Isaiah 2:12  The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), ...

to weep and wail 

Joel 1:8-9  Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the betrothed of her youth. Grain offerings and drink offerings are cut off from the house of the LORD. The priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD.

Joel 2:17  Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, "Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their God?"

tear out your hair 

Micah 1:16  Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.

and put on sackcloth 

Isaiah 3:24  Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.

But see, there is joy and revelry 

Isaiah 21:5  They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!

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JOY Isaiah 16:10

Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards; no one treads out wine at the presses, for I have put an end to the shouting.

Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards 

Isaiah 24:7-8  The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan. The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.

no one sings or shouts in the vineyards 

Jeremiah 25:30  "Now prophesy all these words against them and say to them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; he will thunder from his holy dwelling and roar mightily against his land. He will shout like those who tread the grapes, shout against all who live on the earth.' "

no one treads out wine at the presses, for I have put an end to the shouting 

Judges 9:27  After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden them, they held a festival in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.

Job 24:11  "They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the wine presses, yet suffer thirst."

Isaiah 5:2  He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit.

Jeremiah 48:3  "Joy and gladness are gone from the orchards and fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy. Although there are shouts, they are not shouts of joy."

Amos 9:13-15  "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills, and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them," says the LORD your God.

Haggai 2:15-17  " 'Now give careful thought to this from this day on--consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the LORD's temple. When anyone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When anyone went to a wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty. I struck all the work of your hands with blight, mildew and hail, yet you did not return to me,' declares the LORD."

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JOY Isaiah 16:9

So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines at Sibmah. Heshbon and Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.

So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines at Sibmah 

Isaiah 15:3  In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.

Ezekiel 27:31  "They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning."

Heshbon and Elealeh, I drench you with tears 

Numbers 32:1-5  The Reubanites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon--the land the LORD subdued before the people of Israel--are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock. If we have found favor in your eyes," they said, "let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."

Job 7:3  "... so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me."

The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled 

Ezra 3:13  No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

Jeremiah 40:11-12  When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom and all the other countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them, they all came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, from all the countries where they had been scattered. And they harvested an abundance of wine and summer fruit.

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JOY Isaiah 12:6 Part 3 of 3

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

 is the Holy One of Israel 

Isaiah 45:11  "This is what the LORD says--the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?"

Isaiah 49:26  "I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."

Isaiah 55:5  "Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor."

Ezekiel 39:7  " 'I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel.' "

among you 

Psalm 46:5  God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Zephaniah 3:14-17  Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The LORD, the King of Israel is with you; never again will you fear any harm. On that day they will say to Jerusalem, "Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."

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JOY Isaiah 12:6 Part 2 of 3

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

 is the Holy One of Israel 

Psalm 78:41  Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 99:2  Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

Isaiah 1:24  Therefore the Lord, the LORD Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: "Ah, I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies."

Isaiah 10:20  In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 17:7  In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 29:19  Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 37:23  "Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!"

Isaiah 43:3  "For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead."

Isaiah 43:14  This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians, in the ships in which they took pride."

NOTE:

In most English translations of the Old Testament, the divine name YHWH (Yahweh) is rendered "LORD" in capital letters to distinguish it from another Hebrew word, Adonai, which is rendered "Lord" in small letters. Whenever the two names stand together they are rendered "Sovereign LORD".

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JOY Isaiah 12:6 Part 1 of 3

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion 

Genesis 21:6  Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."

Psalm 98:4  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; ...

Isaiah 24:14  They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty.

Isaiah 48:20  Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob."

Isaiah 52:8  Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes.

Jeremiah 20:13  Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.

Jeremiah 31:7  This is what the LORD says, "Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, 'LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.' "

Zechariah 2:10  "Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the LORD.

for great 

Psalm 48:1  Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

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JOY Isaiah 12:3

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

With joy you will draw water 

2 Kings 3:17  "For this is what the LORD says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink."

Psalm 36:7-9  How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.

Jeremiah 2:13  "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

Jeremiah 17:13  LORD, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.

John 4:10  Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water."

John 4:13-14  Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." 

from the wells of salvation 

Exodus 15:23-26  When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?" Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the LORD issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. He said, "If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."

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JOY Isaiah 9:3

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

You have enlarged the nation 

Job 12:23  "He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them."

and increased their joy 

Psalm 4:6-7  Many, LORD, are asking, "Who will bring us prosperity?" Let the light of your face shine on us. Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.

Isaiah 25:9  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."

as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder 

Exodus 15:9-10  "The enemy boasted, 'I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.' But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you--majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?"

Joshua 22:7b-8  When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them saying, "Return to your homes with your great wealth--with large herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze and iron, and a great quantity of clothing--and divide the plunder from your enemies with your fellow Israelites."

Psalm 119:162  I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.

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JOY Ecclesiastes 11:9

You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Job 19:28-29  "If you say, 'How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,' you should fear the sword yourselves; for wrath will bring punishment by the sword, and then you will know that there is judgment."

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26  A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:17  I said to myself, "God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed."

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14  Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

Matthew 12:36-37  "But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

2 Corinthians 5:9-10  So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Hebrews 4:12-13  For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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JOY Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

So I commend the enjoyment of life 

Psalm 42:8  By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me--a prayer to the God of my life.

because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad 

Exodus 32:6  So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-3  I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good." But that also proved to be meaningless. "Laughter," I said, "is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?" I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly--my mind guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20  This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them--for this is their lot. Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil--this is a gift of God. They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.

Luke 12:19-21  " 'And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God."

Matthew 6:20-21  "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

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JOY Proverbs 29:6

Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Job 5:13  "He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away."

Proverbs 26:27  Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.

Ecclesiastes 9:12  Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

Proverbs 1:10-11  My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; ..."

Proverbs 1:18-19  These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

Proverbs 22:5  In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Proverbs 16:17  The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Proverbs 7:22-23  All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

Psalm 35:7-9  Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, may ruin overtake them by surprise--may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.

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JOY Proverbs 29:3

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father 

Proverbs 10:1  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 23:15-16  My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth 

Proverbs 5:8-10  Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house, lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel, lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

Luke 15:13  "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living." (read Luke 15:11-32 for the whole story)

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JOY Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart 

Proverbs 10:1  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 23:15-16  My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt 

Genesis 24:60  And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you increase to thousands upon thousands; may your offspring possess the cities of your enemies."

Genesis 22:17-18  "I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."

Psalm 127:3-5  Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

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JOY Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart 

Esther 2:12  Before a young woman's turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics.

Psalm 45:8  All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad.

John 12:3  Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Song of Songs 3:6  Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?

and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice 

Proverbs 16:21-24  The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction. Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools. The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

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JOY Proverbs 23:24-25

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him 

Proverbs 23:15-16  My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! 

Proverbs 10:1  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 27:11  Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

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JOY Proverbs 21:15

When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous 

Proverbs 11:10  When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

but terror to evildoers 

Proverbs 10:29  The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

Romans 13:3-4  For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from the fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God's servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

1 Peter 2:13-15  Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

Acts 4:18-20  Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Which is right in God's eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Acts 5:27-30  The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood." Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings! The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead--whom you killed by hanging him on a cross."

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