Isaiah 12:4
in Isaiah 12and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 12
Commentary
3 notes on this verseCall upon his name - קראו בשמו 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.
This site's exposition
declare his doings among the people
on Isaiah 12:4-6
The individual confession of the opening verses turns corporate at verse 4, praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, the same doings just recorded in the two preceding chapters now made the content of public praise rather than private trust. Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things, this is known in all the earth widens the audience a final time, from Zion's own inhabitant to the whole earth watching what has been done. The chapter closes on the title the book has been building toward since chapter 6, great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee, the seraphim's own word now sung by the remnant that trusts him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
By prayer: Call upon his name. As giving thanks for former mercy is a decent way of begging further mercy, so begging further mercy is graciously accepted as a thankful acknowledgment of the mercies we have received. In calling upon God's name we give unto him some of the glory that is due to his name as our powerful and bountiful benefactor.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And you shall draw water You shall receive a new teaching [from Targum].
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֞ם | vaamartem | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | in the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הוֹד֤וּ | hodu | give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| לַֽיהוָה֙ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| קִרְא֣וּ | kiru | call | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בִשְׁמ֔וֹ | vishmo | on name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| הוֹדִ֥יעוּ | hodiu | make known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| בָֽעַמִּ֖ים | vaamim | among the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יו | ʾalilotav | deeds his | H5949 → | |
| הַזְכִּ֕ירוּ | hazkiru | bring to remembrance | H2142 → | 230 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִשְׂגָּ֖ב | nisgav | [is] exalted | H7682 → | 20 times |
| שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֞םand you will say
vaamartemH559 →5305 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
הוֹד֤וּgive thanks
hoduH3034 →114 times
לַֽיהוָה֙to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
קִרְא֣וּcall
kiruH7121 →733 times
בִשְׁמ֔וֹon name his
vishmoH8034 →864 times
הוֹדִ֥יעוּmake known
hodiuH3045 →945 times
בָֽעַמִּ֖יםamong the peoples
vaamimH5971 →1873 times
עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יוdeeds his
ʾalilotavH5949 →
הַזְכִּ֕ירוּbring to remembrance
hazkiruH2142 →230 times
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
נִשְׂגָּ֖ב[is] exalted
nisgavH7682 →20 times
שְׁמֽוֹ׃name his
shemoH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Daniel 4:34–35
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives…
- Revelation 5:12–13
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Hebrews 1:3
Through
Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
it leads to
- Psalms 145:11–12
They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
- Romans 10:13
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- Psalms 106:1
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 145:11–12
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.