King James Version
Isaiah 66:10 in the King James Version says “Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for h...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 66 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:”
Isaiah 66:10 · KJV
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. not: or, not beget?
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. abundance: or, brightness
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
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“Rejoice”
H8055probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“ye with Jerusalem”
H3389jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
“and be glad”
H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e., usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“for joy”
H4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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