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Isaiah 42:13
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet describes Yahweh mobilizing for battle, positioned between a command for global praise in 42:12 and a declaration of His shift from prolonged silence to active groaning in 42:14.
The words — The text uses יָעִיר (ya'ir, "he will stir up") paired with קִנְאָה (qin'ah, "zeal") and יָרִיעַ (ya'ria', "he will raise a war-cry") to depict Yahweh rousing Himself for combat.
The thread — This martial imagery parallels the victory song in Exodus 15:1, the Lord's sudden awakening in Psalm 78:65, and the divine arm executing salvation in Isaiah 59:16.
Why it lands — The passage states that Yahweh will personally advance to roar in triumph over His adversaries, requiring the reader to acknowledge His direct intervention and decisive judgment against opposition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Psalms 78:65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Isaiah 59:16 He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
- Psalms 110:5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
- Amos 1:2 He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
- Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Isaiah 31:4 For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
- Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Jeremiah 25:30 So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.