11 Let the wilderness and its cities shout out, the towns where the nomads of Kedar live. Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully; let them shout loudly from the mountaintops. 12 Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; let them praise his deeds in the coastlands. 13 The Lord emerges like a hero, like a man of war²⁷ he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power. 14 “I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp. 15 I will make the trees on the mountains and hills wither up; I will dry up all their vegetation. I will turn streams into islands and dry up pools of water.

11 Rejoice, O wilderness and its villages, O homesteads and those who inhabit Kedar. Those who inhabit Petra will rejoice; they will shout from the tops of the mountains. 12 They will give glory to God; they will declare his excellences in the islands. 13 The Lord God of the powers will go forth and crush the war; he will stir up jealousy and shout against his foes with strength. 14 I have been silent. Shall I even always be silent and hold back? I have endured like a woman in labor; I will amaze and wither at once. 15 And I will turn rivers into islands and dry up marshlands.