Isaiah 62:4

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.

Shalt no

Hephzibah

Beulah

General references

Song of Songs 2:6

Song of Songs 7:6

Song of Songs 8:3

Bible References

Shalt no

And they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you will be named, Desired, A town not given up.

For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;

But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.

Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord.

And the Lord said, Give him the name Lo-ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.

As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

Hephzibah

For as a young man takes a virgin for his wife, so will your maker be married to you: and as a husband has joy in his bride, so will the Lord your God be glad over you.

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.

The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.

Beulah

For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is he who takes up your cause; he will be named the God of all the earth.

I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

Come back, O children who are turned away, says the Lord; for I am a husband to you, and I will take you, one from a town and two from a family, and will make you come to Zion;

And I will take you as my bride for ever; truly, I will take you as my bride in righteousness and in right judging, in love and in mercies.

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.

General references

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.

How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.

His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.