New King James Version
Isaiah 12:4
4And 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
Context of Isaiah 12:4
2Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” 3Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. 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. 5Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. 6Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”
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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 12:1And 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.
- Psalms 106:47Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.
- Psalms 113:1Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord!
- Psalms 117:1Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!
- Exodus 33:19Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
- Exodus 34:5Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 16:8Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
- Psalms 105:1Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
- Isaiah 66:19I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
- Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
- Psalms 22:31They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.
- Psalms 40:5Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
- Psalms 71:16I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
- Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.
- Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
- Psalms 107:22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
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
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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
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