The Bible in Its Traditions

Isaiah 63:0; 12:1–6

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1  And in that day thou shalt say: 'I will give thanks unto Thee, O YHWH; for though Thou was angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortest me.

1  And you will say in that day: “I will confess to you, O Lord, because you have been angry with me; but your fury has been turned away, and you have consoled me.

1  AND you shall say in that day, O LORD, I will praise thee; though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.

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2  Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for GOD YHWH is my strength and song; and He is become my salvation.'

2  Behold, my God is my Saviour; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.

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3  Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

3  You will draw water with gladness from the fountains of the Savior.

4  And in that day shall ye say: 'Give thanks unto YHWH, proclaim His name, declare His doings among the peoples, make mention that His name is exalted.

4  And you will say in that day: “Confess the Lord, and invoke his name! Make his plans known among the peoples! Remember that his name is exalted!

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5  Sing unto YHWH; for He hath done gloriously; this is made known in all the earth.

5  Sing praise to the name of the Lord; for he has done great things: declare this in all the earth.

5  Sing to the Lord, for he has acted magnificently! Announce it to the whole world!

6  Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.'

6  Exalt and rejoice, ye that dwell in Sion: for the Holy One of Israel is exalted in the midst of her.

6  Exult and give praise, O habitation of Zion! For the Great One, the Holy One of Israel, is in your midst!”

Reception

Visual Arts

12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Jan Luyken (1649-1712), The fountain: clear and pure (wood engraving, 1708), h. 17 cm, illustration

in Beschouwing der Wereld : bestaande in hondert konstige figuuren, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen, p.2, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pitts Theology Library→, © Public Domain

Description : Two persons quench their thirst from a fountain with six high spouting streams of water. A third person rests under a tree.   The attendant scriptures are Prv 14:27 and Is 12:3.

Motto: Fountain of all things, / May everyone go to thee!

Poem: The drops are worth more, / Than the fountain that bore them, / In the esteem of the human race, / That values these and those trifles, / Of the earthly things that streamed out, / More than their origin. / But he, who hopes to find better, / And knows to restrain his desire, / Prefers to pass thirsty, / A gutter, mixed with the dirt of the earth, / So that he would save his quenching, / Until the pure fountain would be there; / The rich source of all streams, / Where everyone who is thirsty may come, / And freely drink the holy liquid; / That living Water-vein, / That springs up eternally, from the Father, / And is very lovingly called Jesus. / So we are willing to pass the time, / And are consoled to suffer some thirst, / Even though the temporal Sun stings, / We shall speedily run to the end, / Then shall the thirst be eternally quenched, / From God, that pure / Fountain of Life.