Isaiah 12
1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
4 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.
5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
World Behind This Chapter
Explore the people, places, language, history, and material world connected to Isaiah 12.
What historical setting lies behind Isaiah 12?
The chapter is a hymn-like response to the preceding judgments and hopes rather than a separately dated oracle.
How does Isaiah 12's thanksgiving hymn shape the chapter?
Short first-person praise and communal proclamation echo psalmic language and close the opening major section.
Why does Isaiah 12 sound like a psalm?
Its formulas of thanksgiving, trust, singing, and public praise overlap strongly with Hebrew hymn traditions. The chapter functions as a liturgical-sounding conclusion to Isaiah 1–12.
Sources to ExploreCurated research paths for this chapter 3
Language & Literature3
- Repetition and the Structure of Isaiah 12Mechon Mamre
Presents Isaiah 12 in Hebrew beside an English translation. Readers can trace repeated vocabulary involving salvation, trust, strength, song, water, proclamation, and the “Holy One of Israel,” seeing how repeated words and phrases bind a short Hebrew poem together.
- Synonymous Parallelism in Isaiah’s Song of ThanksgivingTranslation Insights and Perspectives
Examines Isaiah 12:4, where “give thanks” corresponds with “call upon,” and “make known” corresponds with “proclaim.” The paired lines teach readers how synonymous parallelism repeats and develops one idea through related words rather than merely saying the same thing twice.
- The Book of Immanuel and Isaiah’s First Major ConclusionUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Introduces Isaiah 6–12 as the Book of Immanuel and explains the larger arrangement of Isaiah’s early poems and narratives. This helps readers recognize chapter 12 as a lyrical conclusion to the historical and royal material beginning with Isaiah’s call in chapter 6.
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