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 Living Translation (NLT)Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”

Context of Isaiah 12:6

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. 5Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

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 40:9O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• Isaiah 54:1“Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
• Luke 19:37Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
• Isaiah 10:24Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt.
• Isaiah 30:19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.
• Isaiah 33:24And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
• Zechariah 8:3“Thus says the Lord: ‘I will return to Zion, And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, The Mountain of the Lord of hosts, The Holy Mountain.’
• Isaiah 8:18Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the Lord of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 24:23Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the Lord of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously.
• Isaiah 41:14“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
• Psalms 68:16Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
• Psalms 71:22Also with the lute I will praise You— And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 89:18For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king 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
• 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