Zion’s Glory and New Name
62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her (A)righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her (B)salvation like a torch that is burning.
2 The (C)nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new (D)name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a (E)crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal [a]diadem in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, “[b](F)Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “[c]Desolate”;
But you will be called, “[d]My delight is in her,”
And your land, “[e](G)Married”;
For the (H)Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the [f]bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your (I)God will rejoice over you.
6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed (J)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who (K)remind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And (L)give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes (M)Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
8 (N)The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,
“I will (O)never again give your grain as food for your enemies;
Nor will [g]foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who (P)garner it will eat it and praise the Lord;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.
10 Go through, (Q)go through the gates,
Clear the way [h]for the people;
(R)Build up, build up the (S)highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a (T)standard over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the (U)end of the earth,
(V)Say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your (W)salvation comes;
(X)Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “(Y)The holy people,
The (Z)redeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought out, a city (AA)not forsaken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:3 Lit turban
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e. Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e. Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e. Hephzibah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e. Beulah
- Isaiah 62:5 Lit exultation of the bridegroom
- Isaiah 62:8 Lit sons of foreigners
- Isaiah 62:10 Lit of
Cross references
- Isaiah 62:1 : Is 1:26; 58:8; 61:11
- Isaiah 62:1 : Is 46:13; 52:10
- Isaiah 62:2 : Is 60:3
- Isaiah 62:2 : Is 56:5; 62:4, 12; 65:15
- Isaiah 62:3 : Is 28:5; Zech 9:16; 1 Thess 2:19
- Isaiah 62:4 : Is 54:6, 7; 60:15, 18
- Isaiah 62:4 : Hos 2:19, 20
- Isaiah 62:4 : Jer 32:41; Zeph 3:17
- Isaiah 62:5 : Is 65:19
- Isaiah 62:6 : Is 52:8; Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17; 33:7
- Isaiah 62:6 : Ps 74:2; Jer 14:21; Lam 5:1, 20
- Isaiah 62:7 : Luke 18:1-8
- Isaiah 62:7 : Is 60:18; Jer 33:9; Zeph 3:19, 20
- Isaiah 62:8 : Is 45:23; 54:9
- Isaiah 62:8 : Lev 26:16; Deut 28:31, 33; Judg 6:3-6; Is 1:7; Jer 5:17
- Isaiah 62:9 : Is 65:13, 21-23
- Isaiah 62:10 : Is 26:1; 60:11, 18
- Isaiah 62:10 : Is 57:14
- Isaiah 62:10 : Is 11:16; 19:23; 35:8; 49:11
- Isaiah 62:10 : Is 11:10, 12; 49:22
- Isaiah 62:11 : Is 42:10; 49:6
- Isaiah 62:11 : Matt 21:5; Zech 9:9
- Isaiah 62:11 : Is 51:5
- Isaiah 62:11 : Is 40:10; Rev 22:12
- Isaiah 62:12 : Deut 7:6; Is 4:3; 1 Pet 2:9
- Isaiah 62:12 : Is 35:9; 51:10
- Isaiah 62:12 : Is 41:17; 42:16; 62:4