News Proclaimed on Mountain-Tops
Isaiah 40:9
O Zion, that bring good tidings, get you up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bring good tidings…


Some suppose an allusion to the practice of addressing large assemblies from the summit or declivity of hills (Judges 9:7; Deuteronomy 27:12; Matthew 5:1). J.D. Michaelis compares the ancient practice of transmitting news by shouting from one hill-top to another, as described by Caesar (Bell. Gall. 7:3). The essential idea is that of local elevation as extending the diffusion of the sound.

(J. A. Alexander.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

WEB: You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don't be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God!"




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