Bible Strands
Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses the restored people of Israel during a future day of divine deliverance and communal praise.
The words — The verb שְׁאַבְתֶּם (she'avtem) literally means “you will draw,” paired with מַעַיְנֵי יְשׁוּעָה (ma'aynei yeshuah), “springs of salvation.”
The thread — This water imagery reappears in Jeremiah 2:13, where God is called the “fountain of living water,” and in Revelation 22:1, which depicts a river of the water of life flowing from God’s throne.
Why it lands — The text commands the community to actively receive God’s deliverance and to do so with deliberate rejoicing rather than passive observation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Cross-references
- Revelation 22:1 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
- Jeremiah 2:13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
- John 4:10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Isaiah 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- John 1:16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
- Psalms 36:9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.