Isaiah 12:4

Isaiah 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
• New International Version (NIV)In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.

Context of Isaiah 12:4

2Look! God is my Savior. I am confident and unafraid, because the Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior.” 3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation. At that time you will say, “Praise the Lord. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the nations. Make them remember that his name is highly honored. 5Make music to praise the Lord. He has done wonderful things. Let this be known throughout the earth. 6Shout loudly, and sing with joy, people of Zion! The Holy One of Israel is great. He is among you.”

Isaiah 12:4 word by word

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֞ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ קִרְא֣וּ בִשְׁמ֔וֹ הוֹדִ֥יעוּ בָֽעַמִּ֖ים עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יו הַזְכִּ֕ירוּ כִּ֥י נִשְׂגָּ֖ב שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall ye sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• upon his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• declareיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• his doingsעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• make mentionזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• is exaltedשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682

Cross-references for Isaiah 12:4

• Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say, “I will praise you, O Lord. Although you had been angry with me, you turned your anger away from me, and you comforted me.
• Psalms 106:47Rescue us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and make your praise our glory.
• Psalms 113:1Hallelujah! You servants of the Lord, praise him. Praise the name of the Lord.
• Psalms 117:1Praise the Lord, all you nations! Praise him, all you people of the world!
• Exodus 33:19The Lord said, “I will let all my goodness pass in front of you, and there I will call out my name ‘the Lord.’ I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.
• Exodus 34:5The Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name “the Lord.”
• 1 Chronicles 16:8“Give thanks to the Lord. Call on his name. Make known among the nations what he has done.
• Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
• Isaiah 66:19I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.
• Psalms 9:11Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion. Announce to the nations what he has done.
• Psalms 22:31They will tell people yet to be born about his righteousness— that he has finished it.
• Psalms 40:5You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God. You have made many wonderful plans for us. No one compares to you! I will tell others about your miracles, which are more than I can count.
• Psalms 71:16I will come with the mighty deeds of the Almighty Lord. I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
• Psalms 73:28Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty Lord my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.
• Psalms 96:3Tell people about his glory. Tell all the nations about his miracles.
• Psalms 107:22Let them bring songs of thanksgiving as their sacrifice. Let them tell in joyful songs what he has done.

Commentaries on Isaiah 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Call upon his name - בשמו קראו kiru bishmo, invoke his name. Make him your Mediator, or call the people in his name. Preach him who is the Root of Jesse, and who stands as an ensign for the nations. Call on the people to believe in him; as in him alone salvation is to be found.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And in that day - (see Isaiah 12:1). Call upon his name - Margin, Proclaim.‘ It denotes to call upon him in the way of celebrating his praise. The whole hymn is one of praise, and not of prayer. Declare among the people - Among all people, that they may be brought to see his glory, and join in the celebration of his praise. His doings - Particularly in regard to the great events which are the subject of the previous predictions - his interposition in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Make His works known among the peoples: The story of salvation should be shared with everyone, not just the people of Israel (Psalms 67:2; 70:4; 98:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. make mention--Hebrew, "cause it to be remembered."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 12:4

• Joy
• Praise
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Exalt
• 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