Isaiah 12:6

Isaiah 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

Context of Isaiah 12:6

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. Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.”

Isaiah 12:6 word by word

צַהֲלִ֥י וָרֹ֖נִּי יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צִיּ֑וֹן כִּֽי־גָד֥וֹל בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cry outצָהַלtsâhal · to cry outH6670
• and shoutרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• thou inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• for greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Isaiah 12:6

• Isaiah 40:9Zion, herald of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news, raise your voice loudly. Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• Isaiah 54:1“Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
• Luke 19:37Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
• Isaiah 10:24Therefore, the Lord God of Armies says this: “My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, though they strike you with a rod and raise their staff over you as the Egyptians did.
• Isaiah 30:19For people will live on Zion in Jerusalem. You will never weep again; he will show favor to you at the sound of your outcry; as soon as he hears, he will answer you.
• Isaiah 33:24and none there will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.
• Zechariah 8:3The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• Isaiah 8:18Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be put to shame and the sun disgraced, because the Lord of Armies will reign as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and he will display his glory in the presence of his elders.
• Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I will help you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 9:11Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.
• Psalms 68:16Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for his abode? The Lord will dwell there forever!
• Psalms 71:22Therefore, I will praise you with a harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to you with a lyre, Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 89:18Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Commentaries on Isaiah 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou inhabitant of Zion - Not only the Jewish people, to whom his word of salvation was to be sent first; but also all members of the Church of Christ: as in them, and in his Church, the Holy One of Israel dwells. St. Paul, speaking of the mystery which had been proclaimed among the Gentiles, sums it up in these words:" which is Christ in You, the hope of glory; whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Cry out - (צהלי tsahalı̂y ). This word is usually applied to the neighing of a horse Jeremiah 5:8; Jeremiah 8:16. It is also used to express joy, pleasure, exultation, by a clear and loud sound of the voice Isaiah 10:30; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 14:14; Isaiah 54:1; Jeremiah 31:7; Jeremiah 50:11. It is here synonymous with the numerous passages in the Psalms, and elsewhere, where the people of God are called on to exult, to shout, to make a noise as expressive…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6See Psalm 48:1; Psalm 96:4; Psalm 99:2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. inhabitant of Zion--Hebrew, "inhabitress"; so "daughter of Zion," that is, Zion and its people. in the midst of thee--of Jerusalem literally (Jr 3:17; Eze 48:35; Zep 3:15, 17; Zec 2:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 12:6

• Church
• God
• God Continued...
• Joy
• Praise
• Righteous
• Shouting
• Testimony
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Holy One
• Amadatha; Amadathus
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Esther, the Rest of
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• 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