Isaiah 12:3

Isaiah 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.

Context of Isaiah 12:3

1In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me. 2See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.” With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! 4In 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! 5Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.

Isaiah 12:3 word by word

וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַ֖יִם בְּשָׂשׂ֑וֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵ֖י הַיְשׁוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore with joyשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• shall ye drawשָׁאַבshâ'ab · to drawH7579
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• out of the wellsמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444

Cross-references for Isaiah 12:3

• Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.
• Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
• Psalms 36:9For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.
• Jeremiah 2:13“For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!
• John 1:16From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
• John 4:10Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
• Revelation 7:17For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Commentaries on Isaiah 12:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Therefore - In view of all his mercies, the Hebrew is, however; simply, ” and” ye shall draw.‘ It has already been intimated that the Jews applied this passage to the Holy Spirit: and that probably on this they based their custom of drawing water from the fountain of Siloam at the feast of the dedication (note, John 7:37). The fountain of Siloam was in the eastern part of the city, and the water was borne from that fountain in a golden cup, and was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God's salvation is like a deep, endless source of water that gives life (see also Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 87:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. draw water ... salvation--an expressive image in a hot country. On the last day of the feast of tabernacles the Jews used to bring water in a golden pitcher from the fountain of Siloam, and pour it, mingled with wine, on the sacrifice on the altar, with great rejoicing. This is the allusion in Jesus' words on "the last day of the feast" (Joh 7:2, 37-39). The pouring out of water indicated repentance (1Sa 7:6; compare, as to the Jews' repentance…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 12:3

• Happiness
• Joy
• Praise
• Regeneration
• Salvation
• Water
• Wells

In the dictionaries

• Canon of the Old Testament
• Drawer of Water
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Well
• 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