God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 52:6
6Now my people will know my name. When that day comes, ⌞they will know⌟ that I am the one who says, “Here I am!”
Isaiah 52:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore my people will know my name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it. Yes, it is I.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’ ”
Context of Isaiah 52:6
4This is what the Almighty Lord says: In the beginning my people went to Egypt to live there as foreigners. Later the Assyrians oppressed them for no reason. 5So what do I find here? asks the Lord. My people are taken away for no reason. Their rulers are screaming, declares the Lord. And my name is cursed all day long. Now my people will know my name. When that day comes, ⌞they will know⌟ that I am the one who says, “Here I am!” 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. 8Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices and shout together joyfully. When the Lord brings Zion back, they will see it with their own eyes.
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:6 word by word
לָכֵ֛ן יֵדַ֥ע עַמִּ֖י שְׁמִ֑י לָכֵן֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־אֲנִי־ה֥וּא הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:6
- 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.”
- Psalms 48:10Like your name, O God, your praise ⌞reaches⌟ to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
- Ezekiel 20:44Then you will know that I am the Lord, because I will deal with you for the sake of my name. I will not deal with you based on the evil and corrupt things that you have done, nation of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”
- Ezekiel 37:13Then, my people, you will know that I am the Lord, because I will open your graves and bring you out of your graves.
- Ezekiel 39:27I will bring them back from the other nations and gather them from the countries of their enemies. Many nations will see that I am holy.
- Zechariah 10:9Although I have scattered them among the nations, they will remember me even in faraway places. They will live with their children and then return.
- Hebrews 8:10But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Isaiah 42:9What I said in the past has come true. I will reveal new things before they happen.
- Numbers 23:19God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it.
- Hebrews 6:14He said, “I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Therefore my people shall know - The word לכן lachen, occurring the second time in this verse, seems to be repeated by mistake. It has no force nor emphasis as a repetition; it only embarrasses the construction and the sense. It was not in the copies from which the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate were translated; it was not in the copy of the Septuagint from which the Arabic was translated; but in the Aldine and Complutensian editions is repeated…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Therefore my people shall know my name - The idea in this verse is, that his people should have such exhibitions of his power as to furnish to them demonstration that he was God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Just as God revealed himself to Moses before the exodus (Exodus 3:15), he will reveal himself in the future rescue from exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. shall know in that day--when Christ shall reveal Himself to Israel sensibly; the only means whereby their obstinate unbelief shall be overcome (Psa 102:16; Zec 12:10; 14:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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
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