And you will sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּםon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא“Give thanksהוֹדוּto YHWH;לַיהוָהcallקִרְאוּon his name;בִשְׁמוֹmake knownהוֹדִיעוּamong the peoplesבָעַמִּיםhis deeds;עֲלִילֹתָיוmake it rememberedהַזְכִּירוּthatכִּיhis nameשְׁמוֹis set on high.נִשְׂגָּב
Isaiah 12:4
Study it in the app“And you will say on that day, “Give thanks to YHWH; call on his name; make known among the peoples his deeds; make it remembered that his name is set on high.”
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Isaiah 12:4, word by word
- And you will sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amartem” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- “Give thanksהוֹדוּhodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- callקִרְאוּkiru
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kiru” appears- on his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- make knownהוֹדִיעוּhodiu
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodiu” appears- among the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- his deedsעֲלִילֹתָיalilotay
deed
What someone does, above all his deeds, good or bad, which others can see.
Where else “alilotay” appears- make it rememberedהַזְכִּירוּhazkiru
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “hazkiru” appears- is set on highנִשְׂגָּבnisgav
be exalted
To be honored above all, like YHWH's name.
Where else “nisgav” appears
The context
3And you will draw water with joy from the springs of salvation.
4 · This verse (above)
5Sing psalms to YHWH, for he has done lofty things; let this be known in all the earth.