Isaiah 62

Zion’s Restoration

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I will not keep silent because of Zion,
and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem,^(A)
until her righteousness shines like a bright light^(B)
and her salvation, like a flaming torch.

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Nations will see your righteousness^(C)
and all kings, your glory.
You will be called by a new name
that the Lord’s mouth will announce.^(D)

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You will be a glorious crown in the Lord’s hand,
and a royal diadem in the palm of your God.^(E)

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You will no longer be called Deserted,^(F)
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,^(a)
and your land Married;^(b)^(G)
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land will be married.

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For as a young man marries a young woman,
so your sons will marry you;
and as a groom rejoices^(c) over his bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.^(H)

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Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;^(I)
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.

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Do not give Him rest
until He establishes and makes Jerusalem
the praise of the earth.^(J)

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The Lord has sworn with His right hand
and His strong arm:
I will no longer give your grain
to your enemies for food,^(K)
and foreigners will not drink your new wine
you have labored for.

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For those who gather grain will eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who harvest the grapes will drink the wine
in My holy courts.

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Go out, go out through the gates;
prepare a way for the people!
Build it up, build up the highway;^(L)
clear away the stones!
Raise a banner for the peoples.^(M)

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Look, the Lord has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth,
“Say to Daughter Zion:^(N)
Look, your salvation is coming,
His reward is with Him,^(O)
and His gifts accompany Him.”

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And they will be called^(d) the Holy People,^(P)
the Lord’s Redeemed;
and you will be called Cared For,
A City Not Deserted.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 62:4: Or Hephzibah

b. Isaiah 62:4: Or Beulah

c. Isaiah 62:5: Lit and the rejoicing of the groom

d. Isaiah 62:12: Lit will call them

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 62:1: Psalm 83:1; Isaiah 64:12; Isaiah 65:6

B. Isaiah 62:1: Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 61:11

C. Isaiah 62:2: Isaiah 60:3

D. Isaiah 62:2: Isaiah 60:14; Isaiah 3:12

E. Isaiah 62:3: Isaiah 28:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:19

F. Isaiah 62:4: Isaiah 54:6-7; Isaiah 60:15; Isaiah 60:18

G. Isaiah 62:4: Hosea 2:19-20

H. Isaiah 62:5: Isaiah 65:19

I. Isaiah 62:6: Isaiah 52:8; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:7

J. Isaiah 62:7: Isaiah 60:18; Jeremiah 33:9

K. Isaiah 62:8: Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:31; Deuteronomy 28:33; Judges 6:3-6; Isaiah 1:7; Jeremiah 5:17

L. Isaiah 62:10: Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 19:23; Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 49:11; Isaiah 57:14

M. Isaiah 62:10: Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 49:22

N. Isaiah 62:11: Matthew 21:5

O. Isaiah 62:11: Isaiah 40:10

P. Isaiah 62:12: Deuteronomy 7:6; Isaiah 4:3; 1 Peter 2:9