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Isaiah 62:1
1Because I love Zion, I will not be quiet. I cannot stay quiet, because Jerusalem is in trouble. I will continue to speak until she is safe again. I want her righteousness to shine like the sun at dawn. I want her salvation to be a bright light in the dark.
Isaiah 62:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
- New International Version (NIV)For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
Context of Isaiah 62:1
Because I love Zion, I will not be quiet. I cannot stay quiet, because Jerusalem is in trouble. I will continue to speak until she is safe again. I want her righteousness to shine like the sun at dawn. I want her salvation to be a bright light in the dark. 2Jerusalem, the nations will see your righteousness. All their kings will see how great you are. People will call you by a new name, which the Lord himself will give to you. 3The Lord your God will hold you in his hand, and you will bring him honour. You will be like his beautiful crown!
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לְמַ֤עַן צִיּוֹן֙ לֹ֣א אֶחֱשֶׁ֔ה וּלְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶשְׁק֑וֹט עַד־יֵצֵ֤א כַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ צִדְקָ֔הּ וִישׁוּעָתָ֖הּ כְּלַפִּ֥יד יִבְעָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For Zion’sצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- sake will I not hold my peaceחָשָׁהchâshâh · be silentH2814
- and for Jerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- sake I will not restשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
- until the righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
- thereof go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- as brightnessנֹ֫גַהּnôgahh · brightnessH5051
- and the salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- thereof as a lampלַפִּידlappîyd lappid · torchH3940
- burnethבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
Cross-references for Isaiah 62:1
- Isaiah 62:6I have put guards on your walls, Jerusalem. They should never be quiet, during the day and during the night. You people who cause the Lord to remember his promises, never stop and rest!
- Psalms 51:18God, please be kind and help Zion. Make the walls of Jerusalem strong again.
- Psalms 102:13You will soon be kind to Zion again. Now it is time to forgive her. Yes, the time is now right for you to do that.
- Psalms 122:6Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem. Pray that people who love Jerusalem will be safe.
- Psalms 137:6I would rather my tongue could no longer move! Yes, I will always remember you, Jerusalem. You are the most important thing that I think about, more than anything else that makes me happy.
- Zechariah 2:12The Lord will choose Judah for himself again. Jerusalem will be the city that he loves most of all cities.
- Luke 10:2Before they went, he said to them, ‘Many people are ready to believe God's message. They are like crops in a field at harvest time. But there are very few workers to bring in the crops. So pray to God to send out workers. The field and the plants belong to him.’
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1Now, friends, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that more and more people will soon hear the Lord's message. Pray that people will receive the message well and accept it as true. That is how you received it.
- Hebrews 7:25Jesus is always alive and he asks God to help his people. So he can completely save everyone who believes in him. He will lead them to God.
- Isaiah 1:26Then I will again give you honest judges, as you had a long time ago. I will also give you wise officers, as you had before. After that, you will be called “The Righteous City” and “The Faithful City”.’
- Isaiah 32:15It will be like that until God pours a new spirit on us from heaven. Then, deserts will become fields of fruit trees. And fields of fruit trees will seem like forests.
- Isaiah 51:5I am ready to do what is right for them. I am ready to save them. I will judge all the nations fairly. Lands that are far away will wait for me to help them. They wait for me to come and rule them all with power.
- Isaiah 61:10I am very happy, because of what the Lord, my God, has done. I have so much joy! He has given salvation to me, like clothes that I can wear all the time. I have his righteousness as my coat! He makes me handsome, like a bridegroom who wears a priest's hat. He makes me beautiful, like a bride who wears her jewels.
- Psalms 98:1Sing a new song to praise the Lord. He has done great things. He has used his own power and his holy strength to win against his enemies.
- Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
- Micah 4:2Many people will speak about it. ‘Come! We will go up to the Lord's mountain,’ they will say. ‘We will go to the Lord's house because he is the God of Jacob's people. He will teach us what he wants us to do. He will show us the right way; so then we will be able to obey him. The Lord will speak his rules from Zion. He will send out his message from Jerusalem.’
Commentaries on Isaiah 62:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace - These are the words of Jehovah declaring his purpose relative to the events predicted in the preceding chapter. Thou shalt be called by a new name - Viz., Christian - or, as in the fourth verse, בה חפצי chephtsi bah, "my delight is in her" - because she has now received that command, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; Hear Him."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1For Zion‘s sake - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:8). On account of Zion; that is, on account of the people of God. I will not hold my peace - There have been very various opinions in regard to the person referred to here by the word I.‘ Calvin and Gesenius suppose that the speaker here is the prophet, and that the sense is, he would not intermit his labors and prayers until Zion should be restored, and its glory spread through all the earth. The Chaldee…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God's care of his church and people. (Is. 62:1-5) The office of ministers in preaching the gospel. (Is. 62:6-9) Every hinderance shall be removed from the way of salvation. (Is. 62:10-12) Verses 1-5 The Son of God here assures his church of his unfailing love, and his pleading for her under all trails and difficulties. She shall be called by a new name, a pleasant name, such as she was never called by before. The state of true religion in the world…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12The servant here commits himself to proclaiming the good news continuously until the glory of Zion is realized.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. I--the prophet, as representative of all the praying people of God who love and intercede for Zion (compare Is 62:6, 7; Psa 102:13-17), or else Messiah (compare Is 62:6). So Messiah is represented as unfainting in His efforts for His people (Is 42:4; 50:7). righteousness thereof--not its own inherently, but imputed to it, for its restoration to God's favor: hence "salvation" answers to it in the parallelism. "Judah" is to be "saved" through "the Lord…Read the comment
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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
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