Isaiah 12:3

Isaiah 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.

Context of Isaiah 12:3

1On that day you will say: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, although you were angry with me. Your anger has turned away, and you have comforted me. 2Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.” You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation, 4and on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name! Make his works known among the peoples. Declare that his name is exalted. 5Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things. Let this be known throughout the earth.

Isaiah 12:3 word by word

וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַ֖יִם בְּשָׂשׂ֑וֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵ֖י הַיְשׁוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore with joyשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• shall ye drawשָׁאַבshâ'ab · to drawH7579
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• out of the wellsמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Isaiah 12:3

• Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, the scorching heat or sun will not strike them; for their compassionate one will guide them, and lead them to springs.
• Isaiah 55:1“Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost!
• Psalms 36:9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.
• Jeremiah 2:13For my people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves — cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.
• John 1:16Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness,
• John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would ask him, and he would give you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
• Revelation 7:17For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Revelation 22:1Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Commentaries on Isaiah 12:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Therefore - In view of all his mercies, the Hebrew is, however; simply, ” and” ye shall draw.‘ It has already been intimated that the Jews applied this passage to the Holy Spirit: and that probably on this they based their custom of drawing water from the fountain of Siloam at the feast of the dedication (note, John 7:37). The fountain of Siloam was in the eastern part of the city, and the water was borne from that fountain in a golden cup, and was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God's salvation is like a deep, endless source of water that gives life (see also Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 87:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. draw water ... salvation--an expressive image in a hot country. On the last day of the feast of tabernacles the Jews used to bring water in a golden pitcher from the fountain of Siloam, and pour it, mingled with wine, on the sacrifice on the altar, with great rejoicing. This is the allusion in Jesus' words on "the last day of the feast" (Joh 7:2, 37-39). The pouring out of water indicated repentance (1Sa 7:6; compare, as to the Jews' repentance…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 12:3

• Happiness
• Joy
• Praise
• Regeneration
• Salvation
• Water
• Wells

In the dictionaries

• Canon of the Old Testament
• Drawer of Water
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Well
• Isaiah, Book of

Commentaries on Isaiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings