Isa 44:23 | NETfull | STEP | Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the Lord protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.

Isaiah 44:23

23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; ^{▼▼ Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”}
shout out, you subterranean regions ^{▼▼ Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.} of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees! ^{▼▼ Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”}
For the Lord protects ^{▼▼ Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.} Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel. ^{▼▼ That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”}