Isaiah 62:4

Isaiah 62:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
• New International Version (NIV)No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married.

Context of Isaiah 62:4

2The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God], And all kings [will see] your glory; And you will be called by a new name Which the mouth of the Lord will designate. 3You will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God. It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),” Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”; But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),” And your land, “Married”; For the Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord]. 5For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem], So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you. 6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets), Who will never keep silent day or night; You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,

Isaiah 62:4 word by word

לֹֽא־יֵאָמֵר֩ לָ֨ךְ ע֜וֹד עֲזוּבָ֗ה וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ לֹא־יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה כִּ֣י לָ֗ךְ יִקָּרֵא֙ חֶפְצִי־בָ֔הּ וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ בְּעוּלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חָפֵ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ תִּבָּעֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt no more be termedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · ForsakenH5800
• neither shall thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Desolateשִֽׁמְמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · DesolateH8077
• but thou shalt be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Hephzi–bahחֶפְצִי־בָהּchephtsîy bâhh · HephzibahH2657
• Beulahבָּעַלbâ‛al · MarriedH1166
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• delightethחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
• shall be marriedבָּעַלbâ‛al · rule: to marryH1166

Cross-references for Isaiah 62:4

• Isaiah 62:12And they will call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord”; And you will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Deserted.”
• Isaiah 32:14For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
• Isaiah 49:14But Zion (Jerusalem in captivity) said, “The Lord has abandoned me, And my Lord has forgotten me.”
• Isaiah 54:1“Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth; Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]! For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
• Hosea 1:9And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi (not my people), for you are not My people and I am not your God.”
• Romans 9:25Just as He says in [the writings of the prophet] Hosea: “I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’ And [I will call] her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’ ”
• Hebrews 13:5Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”
• 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
• Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem], So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you.
• Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
• Jeremiah 32:41I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
• Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
• Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Jeremiah 3:14‘Return, O faithless children [of the twelve tribes],’ says the Lord, ‘For I am a master and husband to you, And I will take you [not as a nation, but individually]—one from a city and two from a [tribal] family— And I will bring you to Zion.’
• Hosea 2:19And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion.

Commentaries on Isaiah 62:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thy land Beulah - בעולה beulah, married. In the prophets, a desolate land is represented under the notion of a widow; an inhabited land, under that of a married woman, who has both a husband and children.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken - That is, thou shalt be no more so forsaken as to make such an I appellation proper. This refers to the new name which the prophet says Isaiah 62:2 will be conferred on her. Neither shall thy land - Thy country shall no more be so wasted that the term desolation (שׁממה shemâmâh Greek ̓́ erēmos ) shall be properly applied to it. But thou shalt be called Hepzi-bah - Margin, as Hebrew, My delight is in her.‘ The idea…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Forsaken: During the exile in Babylon, the Lord left his people to face the judgment they deserved (Isaiah 54:7). His bride: The people will be "married" to the Lord, symbolizing a close covenant relationship (Isaiah 54:5; Hosea 1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. be termed--be "forsaken," so as that that term could be applicable to thee. Hephzi-bah--(2Ki 21:1), the name of Hezekiah's wife, a type of Jerusalem, as Hezekiah was of Messiah (Is 32:1): "my delight is in her." Beulah--"Thou art married." See the same contrast of Zion's past and future state under the same figure (Is 54:4-6; Re 21:2, 4). land ... married--to Jehovah as its Lord and Husband: implying not only ownership, but protection on the part of…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 62:4

• Beulah
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Commentaries on Isaiah 62

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings