Isaiah 62
12 verses
The prophet declares that he will not remain silent or rest until Zion's vindication shines out like the dawn and her salvation burns like a blazing torch, establishing the urgency of divine redemption. The oracle announces that nations will see Zion's righteousness and all kings will see her glory, and she will be given a new name by the mouth of the Lord. The passage promises that Zion will be called "Hephzibah" (the Lord delights in her) and her land "Beulah" (married), establishing the restoration of intimate relationship between God and His people. The vision includes the promise that Zion will be the praise of all the earth and that the Lord will not keep silent until her righteousness is established. The oracle includes imagery of watchmen on the walls who will remind the Lord of His promises and give Him no rest until He completes the restoration. Isaiah 62 demonstrates that divine redemption involves the complete transformation of Zion's status and relationship with God. The chapter establishes that the exiled people will be restored to dignity and prominence and will become the pride and joy of God.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
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And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
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Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
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Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
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I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,
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And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
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But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
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Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
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Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
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And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
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