Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Bible References

Shalt no

Isaiah 62:12
And they will call them, “The holy people,
The redeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.”
Isaiah 32:14
Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken.
Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
Isaiah 49:14
But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me,
And the Lord has forgotten me.”
Isaiah 54:1
Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne no child;
Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed;
For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
Hosea 1:9
And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not your God.”
Romans 9:25
As He says also in Hosea,
I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’
And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”
Hebrews 13:5
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
1 Peter 2:10
for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Hephzibah

Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your God will rejoice over you.
Psalm 149:4
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
Jeremiah 32:41
I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A victorious warrior.
He will exult over you with joy,
He will be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Beulah

Isaiah 54:5
“For your husband is your Maker,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of all the earth.
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Jeremiah 3:14
‘Return, O faithless sons,’ declares the Lord;
‘For I am a master to you,
And I will take you one from a city and two from a family,
And I will bring you to Zion.’
Hosea 2:19
“I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,
John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
Revelation 21:2
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

General references

Song of Songs 2:6
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
Song of Songs 7:6
“How beautiful and how delightful you are,
My love, with all your charms!
Song of Songs 8:3
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

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