Isaiah 55:12

You will indeed go out with 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord addresses the people of Israel, promising the result of His word accomplishing its purpose: a marked transition from exile to restoration.

The words — The Hebrew תּֽוּבָל֑וּן (tu.va.Lu/n) literally means "you will be led forth," paired with בְּשִׂמְחָה (be.sim'chah, "in joy") and בְּשָׁלוֹם (be.sha.lom, "in peace") to describe the manner of their departure.

The thread — Creation’s response mirrors this motif in Isaiah 44:23, while the New Testament applies the joy-and-peace pairing to divine blessing in Romans 15:13 and spiritual fruit in Galatians 5:22.

Why it lands — The text states that obedience to God’s word results in a marked transition from exile to restoration, where the created order itself acknowledges the shift.

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The Hebrew words

כִּֽי־ki-for בְשִׂמְחָ֣הve./sim.Chahin/ joy תֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uyou will go out וּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu./ve./sha.Lomand/ in/ peace תּֽוּבָל֑וּןtu.va.Lu/nyou will be led/ !הֶהָרִ֣יםhe./ha.Rimthe/ mountains וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve./ha./ge.va.'otand/ the/ hills יִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.Chuthey will break forth לִפְנֵיכֶם֙li/f.nei./Khem<to>/ before/ you רִנָּ֔הri.Naha shout of joy וְכָל־ve./kholand/ all עֲצֵ֥י'a.Tzei[the] trees of הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha./sa.Dehthe/ field יִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-they will clap כָֽף׃Khafa palm

King James Version

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Cross-references

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
Psalms 105:43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
Psalms 96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
Psalms 98:7 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
1 Chronicles 16:32 Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
Isaiah 35:10 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.