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

4At 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. Shout loudly, and sing with joy, people of Zion! The Holy One of Israel is great. He is among you.”

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 40:9Go up a high mountain, Zion. Tell the good news! Call out with a loud voice, Jerusalem. Tell the good news! Raise your voice without fear. Tell the cities of Judah: “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces the good news, “All is well.” He brings the good news, announces salvation, and tells Zion that its God rules as king.
• Isaiah 54:1Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing happily, people of Zion! Shout loudly, Israel! Celebrate and rejoice with all your heart, people of Jerusalem.
• Luke 19:37By this time he was coming near the place where the road went down the Mount of Olives. Then the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God for all the miracles they had seen.
• Isaiah 10:24The Almighty Lord of Armies says: My people who live in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with a rod or when they raise their staff against you as the Egyptians did.
• Isaiah 30:19You will live in Zion, in Jerusalem. You won’t cry anymore. The Lord will certainly have pity on you when you cry for help. As soon as he hears you, he will answer you.
• Isaiah 33:24No one who lives ⌞in Zion⌟ will say, “I’m sick.” The sins of its inhabitants will be forgiven.
• Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
• Isaiah 8:18I am here with the children that the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be embarrassed. The sun will be ashamed, because the Lord of Armies will rule on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He will be glorious in the presence of his respected leaders.
• Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm. You people of Israel, I will help you,” declares the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 9:11Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion. Announce to the nations what he has done.
• Psalms 68:16Why do you look with envy, you mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has chosen to live? Certainly, the Lord will live there forever.
• Psalms 71:22Because of your faithfulness, O my God, even I will give thanks to you as I play on a lyre. I will make music with a harp to praise you, O Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 89:18Our shield belongs to the Lord. Our king belongs 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