Isaiah 12:3-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:1-6

1. The thanksgiving that now follows is the counterpart of the hymn of praise sung after the passage of the Red Sea (Exodus 15), and is partly based upon it. Some scholars doubt its Isaianic authorship and date it after the return from exile.3. Draw water] Under a figure it is indicated that there shall be a continual supply of divine protection and deliverance. Or, if we follow the Talmud, there may be an allusion to the ceremonial of the Feast of Tabernacles, on the last day of which water... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:5-6

The Assyrian Invasion and its SequelThis is one of the finest of Isaiah’s prophecies. The subject is the advance against Jerusalem of the arrogant Assyrian conqueror, who meets with a sudden check and is foiled when his triumph is apparently secure. Then with Jehovah’s interposition for the deliverance of Zion is connected a forecast of the reign of the Messianic king (Isaiah 11:1-10). The occasion to which the prophecy probably refers is Sennacherib’s famous invasion in the reign of Hezekiah,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:3

(3) Therefore with joy shall ye draw water . . .—Literally, And with joy. The words may be either part of the hymn, or addressed to those who are to join in it. The latter seems most in harmony with the context. In the later ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles, the priests went in solemn procession to the Pool of Siloam, filled a golden vase with water, carried it to the Temple, and poured it out on the western side of the altar of burnt offering, while the people chanted the great Hallel (Hymn... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:4

(4) Declare his doings among the people.—Literally, among the peoples. The prophet quotes from the hymn which had been sung when the Ark was placed in Zion (1 Chronicles 16:8), and in part from Psalms 105:1. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:5

(5) For he hath done excellent things.—Here, again, the Hebrew indicates an echo from Exodus 15:1 : “He hath triumphed gloriously.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:6

(6) Thou inhabitant of Zion.—The Hebrew is feminine. The inhabitant is the daughter of Zion, the restored Church, that has Zion for her dwelling-place.Great is the Holy One of Israel . . .—The hymn ends with the Divine Name which is characteristic of Isaiah. The presence of the Holy One was to be a joy and blessing to the remnant who were worthy of their calling. With this hymn the whole of what has been called the Immanuel volume of Isaiah’s prophecies comes to its close. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

6CHAPTER XTHE SPIRIT OF GOD IN MAN AND THE ANIMALSABOUT 720 B.C.Isaiah 11:1-16; Isaiah 12:1-6BENEATH the crash of the Assyrian with which the tenth chapter closes, we pass out into the eleventh upon a glorious prospect of Israel’s future. The Assyrian when he falls shall fall forever like the cedars of Lebanon, that send no fresh sprout forth from their broken stumps. But out of the trunk of the Judaean oak, also brought down by these terrible storms, Isaiah sees springing a fair and powerful... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 12:1-6

CHAPTER 12 Israel’s Salvation Hymn 1. When Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:1 ) 2. What Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:2-3 ) 3. To whom Israel will sing (Isaiah 12:4-5 ) 4. The Holy One in the midst (Isaiah 12:6 ) It is Israel’s future song of praise for salvation. Read in this light what a wonderful meaning this little chapter has. The song will be sung by the delivered and blessed remnant “in that day.” In what day? When the Lord arises to judge; when He is manifested in His glory; when He... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 12:3

12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye {c} draw water out of the wells of salvation.(c) The graces of God will be so abundant that you may receive them in as great plenty as waters out of a fountain that is full. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 12:6

12:6 Cry aloud and shout, {d} thou inhabitant of Zion: for great [is] the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.(d) You who are of the Church. read more

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:1-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 12:5-6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:5

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 12:6

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 12:1-6

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 12:1-6

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 12:3

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 12:6

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