Isaiah 42:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Let them give the LORD the honor he deserves; let them praise his deeds in the coastlands.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כָּב֑וֹד וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ בָּאִיִּ֥ים יַגִּֽידוּ׃

Transliteration

yāśîmû laYHWH kāḇôḏ ûṯəhillāṯô bāʾîyîm yaggîḏû

Grammar Details

• *yāśîmû*: 3rd person masculine plural qal imperfect verb - they will put/set
• *laYHWH*: preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/to the LORD
• *kāḇôḏ*: noun, masculine singular - glory/honor
• *ûṯəhillāṯô*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his praise
• *bāʾîyîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the islands/coastlands
• *yaggîḏû*: 3rd person masculine plural hiphil imperfect verb - they will declare/tell

Word Meanings

• *yāśîmû*: will put/will set/will give/will ascribe
• *kāḇôḏ*: glory/honor/splendor
• *təhillāṯô*: his praise/his glory/his fame
• *ʾîyîm*: islands/coastlands/distant shores
• *yaggîḏû*: will declare/will tell/will proclaim

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:27 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Ps 96:3-9 : 3 Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds! 4 For the LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the sky. 6 Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful. 7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD splendor and strength! 8 Ascribe to the LORD the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his courts! 9 Worship the LORD in holy attire! Tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations,“The LORD reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly.”
• Ps 117:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners! 2 For his loyal love towers over us, and the LORD’s faithfulness endures. Praise the LORD!
• Isa 24:15-16 : 15 So in the east extol the LORD, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the LORD God of Israel. 16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs– the Just One is majestic. But I say,“I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”
• Isa 42:4 : 4 He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
• Isa 66:18-19 : 18 “I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor. 19 I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations– to Tarshish, Pul, Lud(known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation. 10 You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands. 10 They were shouting out in a loud voice,“Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels stood there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,“Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”