Isaiah 12 — Rabbi

Isaiah 12:1

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙

ʼâmar

and — to say (used with great latitude) בַּיּ֣וֹם

yôwm

in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) הַה֔וּא

hûwʼ

the — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are אוֹדְךָ֣

yâdâh

physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands) יְהוָ֔ה

Yᵉhôvâh

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God כִּ֥י

kîy

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed אָנַ֖פְתָּ

ʼânaph

to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged בִּ֑י

be-

in/with/by me/my יָשֹׁ֥ב

shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again אַפְּךָ֖

ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire וּֽתְנַחֲמֵֽנִי

nâcham

and — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

Isaiah 12:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3

And on that day you

Inclusio

Both stanzas of this psalm open with the identical phrase and the identical governing verb (yadah, "give thanks") - bracketing a private tha…will say

Inclusio

Both stanzas of this psalm open with the identical phrase and the identical governing verb (yadah, "give thanks") - bracketing a private tha…,

Inclusio

Both stanzas of this psalm open with the identical phrase and the identical governing verb (yadah, "give thanks") - bracketing a private tha… “I will give thanks to You, O Lord; For though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, And You comfort me.

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▦Isaiah 12:1New

This short psalm closes the entire unit begun in chapter 7 - the Syro-Ephraimite crisis, Immanuel, and Assyria's threat all resolve here into a single song of trust.

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The same opening phrase and verb, repeated to open this psalm's second, public-facing stanza.

Isaiah 12:1 · WEB

In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

Isaiah 12:4 · WEB

In that day you will say, “Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his name is exalted!

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“And on that day you will say, “I will give thanks to You, O Lord; For though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, And You comfort me.”

Isaiah 12:1

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