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

Romans 9:25

Hebrews 13:5

1 Peter 2:10

Beulah

Bible References

Shalt no

Just as He says in Hosea: "I will call a people that was not mine, my people, and her who was not beloved, my beloved,

You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once His mercy had not been shown you, but now it has.

Beulah

It is the bridegroom who has the bride, but the bridegroom's friend, who stands outside and listens to him, is very happy to hear the bridegroom's voice. So this happiness of mine is running over.

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

You married men must love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,

And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride to join her husband.