New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 6:12
12The Lord has 1completely removed people, And there 2are many 3forsaken places in the midst of the land.
Isaiah 6:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
- New International Version (NIV)until the Lord has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
Context of Isaiah 6:12
10Make the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes blind, So that they will not see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” 11Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, The Lord has completely removed people, And there are many forsaken places in the midst of the land. 13Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning, Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is cut down. The holy seed is its stump.”
Read all of Isaiah 6Isaiah 6:12 word by word
וְרִחַ֥ק יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָ֑ם וְרַבָּ֥ה הָעֲזוּבָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 6:12
- Isaiah 26:15You have increased the nation, Lord, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land.
- 2 Kings 25:11Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguards, led into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the people.
- Jeremiah 15:4I will make them an object of terror among all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 52:28These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar took into exile: in the seventh year 3,023 Jews;
- Jeremiah 4:29At the sound of the horseman and archer every city flees; They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; Every city is abandoned, And no one lives in them.
- Jeremiah 12:7“I have forsaken My house, I have abandoned My inheritance; I have handed the beloved of My soul Over to her enemies.
- Lamentations 5:20Why will You forget us forever? Why do You abandon us for so long?
- Romans 11:1I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? Far from it! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Commentaries on Isaiah 6:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And the Lord have removed - The land shall be given up to desolation. The men - the strength of the nation - shall be taken to a distant land. And there be a great forsaking - A great desolation; the cities and dwellings shall be abandoned by the inhabitants; compare Isaiah 17:2; Jeremiah 4:29; Zephaniah 2:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his people. Many hear the sound of God's word, but do not feel the power of it. God sometimes, in righteous judgment, gives men up to blindness of mind, because they will not receive the truth in the love of it. But no humble inquirer after Christ, need to fear this awful doom, which is a spiritual judgment on those who will still hold fast their sins. Let every one pray for the enlightening of the Holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Isaiah’s great vision of the Lord as King on his throne was a turning point in his life. This vision shaped his work as a prophet. Scholars understand the historical setting of this event in two main ways: Some see Isaiah 6 as Isaiah's original call to ministry. This would mean Isaiah 1–5 and 7–12 belong to the time of King Ahaz. Ahaz began to rule after King Uzziah died(Isaiah 6:1). If this is correct, Isaiah’s call did not appear at the beginning of the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (2Ki 25:21). forsaking--abandonment of dwellings by their inhabitants (Jr 4:29).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Isaiah 6:12 Deut 28:64 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great ↩
- 3. Isaiah 6:12 Jer 4:29 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 6
- 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
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