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Isaiah 52:6
6But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”
Isaiah 52:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore my people will know my name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it. Yes, it is I.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’ ”
Context of Isaiah 52:6
4This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria. 5What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long. But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.” 7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns! 8The watchmen shout and sing with joy, for before their very eyes they see the Lord returning to Jerusalem.
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:6 word by word
לָכֵ֛ן יֵדַ֥ע עַמִּ֖י שְׁמִ֑י לָכֵן֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־אֲנִי־ה֥וּא הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 52:6
- Exodus 33:19The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.
- Exodus 34:5Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.
- Psalms 48:10As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
- Ezekiel 20:44You will know that I am the Lord, O people of Israel, when I have honored my name by treating you mercifully in spite of your wickedness. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
- Ezekiel 37:13When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 39:27When I bring them home from the lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see.
- Zechariah 10:9Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations, they will still remember me in distant lands. They and their children will survive and return again to Israel.
- Hebrews 8:10But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Isaiah 42:9Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens.”
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
- Hebrews 6:14“I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Therefore my people shall know - The word לכן lachen, occurring the second time in this verse, seems to be repeated by mistake. It has no force nor emphasis as a repetition; it only embarrasses the construction and the sense. It was not in the copies from which the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate were translated; it was not in the copy of the Septuagint from which the Arabic was translated; but in the Aldine and Complutensian editions is repeated…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Therefore my people shall know my name - The idea in this verse is, that his people should have such exhibitions of his power as to furnish to them demonstration that he was God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Just as God revealed himself to Moses before the exodus (Exodus 3:15), he will reveal himself in the future rescue from exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. shall know in that day--when Christ shall reveal Himself to Israel sensibly; the only means whereby their obstinate unbelief shall be overcome (Psa 102:16; Zec 12:10; 14:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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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