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Berean Standard Bible

“Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.”

Isaiah 42:11

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After introducing the servant of the LORD who will bring justice to the nations, Isaiah breaks into a new song. He calls for praise from the ends of the earth.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.

World English Bible (WEB)

Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!

King James Version (KJV)

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let the waste land and its flocks be glad, the tent-circles of Kedar; let the people of the rock give a glad cry, from the top of the mountains let them make a sound of joy.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Alcen la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar: canten los moradores de la Piedra, y desde la cumbre de los montes den voces de júbilo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Únanse al coro, ciudades del desierto: Cedar y Selá. Y ustedes también, los que moran en las cumbres de los montes.

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