Isaiah 12:1

Isaiah 12:1 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in that day you will say: “O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.

Context of Isaiah 12:1

And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 12:1 word by word

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אוֹדְךָ֣ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָנַ֖פְתָּ בִּ֑י יָשֹׁ֥ב אַפְּךָ֖ וּֽתְנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• And in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thou shalt sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• thee: though thou wast angryאָנַף'ânaph · be angryH599
• with me, thine angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• is turned awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• and thou comfortedstנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162

Cross-references for Isaiah 12:1

• Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
• Isaiah 14:3And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
• Isaiah 26:1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
• Isaiah 27:1In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
• Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Zechariah 14:9And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
• Isaiah 25:1O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
• Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
• Isaiah 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
• Psalms 67:1God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• Psalms 69:34Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
• Psalms 72:15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
• Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
• Romans 11:15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Commentaries on Isaiah 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Though thou wast angry "For though thou hast been angry" - The Hebrew phrase, to which the Septuagint and Vulgate have too closely adhered, is exactly the same with that of St. Paul, Romans 6:17; : "But thanks be to God, that ye were the slaves of sin; but have obeyed from the heart;" that is, "that whereas, or though, ye were the slaves of sin, yet ye have now obeyed from the heart the doctrine on the model of which ye were formed."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And in that day - The day referred to in the previous chapter, the time of the Messiah, when the effects of his reign shall be seen everywhere. The duty of praise, however, is couched in such language as to make it applicable to the event predicted in the former part of the prophecy Isaiah 10:6 ff.) If it is supposed to be applied to the time of the Messiah, then it is language which every redeemed sinner may use, that God was angry with him, but that his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This is a hymn of praise suited to the times of the Messiah. The song of praise in this chapter is suitable for the return of the outcasts of Israel from their long captivity, but it is especially suitable to the case of a sinner, when he first finds peace and joy in believing; to that of a believer, when his peace is renewed after corrections for backslidings; and to that of the whole company of the redeemed, when they meet before the throne of God in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1God's comfort is the main topic of Isaiah 40–66.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6Just as Miriam, after the deliverance of the Red Sea (Is 11:16), celebrated it with an ode of praise (Ex 15:1-19). 2. Lord Jehovah--Jah, Jehovah. The repetition of the name denotes emphasis, and the unchangeableness of God's character. strength ... song ... salvation--derived from Ex 15:2; Psa 118:14. The idea of salvation was peculiarly associated with the feast of tabernacles (see Is 12:3). Hence the cry "Hosanna," "Save, we beseech thee," that…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 12:1

• Anger
• God Continued...
• Joy
• Peace
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Consolation of Israel
• Canon of the Old Testament
• 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