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Isaiah Chapter 62 (ASV)

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Isaiah Chapter 62
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1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.

2 And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.

3 Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

4 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 Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

5 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.

6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,

7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

8 Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:

9 but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Jehovah; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.

10 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 an ensign for the peoples.

11 Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

12 And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Isaiah 62 about?
God vows not to rest until Zion's righteousness and salvation are evident to all nations (vv.1-2), promising new names in place of 'Forsaken' and 'Desolate' - Hephzibah and Beulah - because 'the LORD delighteth in thee' (v.4).
What does Isaiah 62:11 announce?
It declares to 'the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him' - an announcement of arrival paralleled at Zechariah 9:9.
What do the watchmen in Isaiah 62:6-7 do?
They're set on Jerusalem's walls and told to 'never hold their peace day nor night,' continually reminding the LORD and giving him 'no rest, till he establish...Jerusalem a praise in the earth.'

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The chapter closes with Zion called 'Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken,' a reversal of every insult once hurled at her. Read what leads into this promise in Isaiah 61, or trace how it echoes later in Zechariah 9:9.