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Isaiah 62:4
4They will no longer call you by the name ‘Alone’. They will not call your land ‘Empty place’. Instead, they will call you ‘The one that makes God happy’. The name of your land will be ‘Married’. Yes, the Lord will be very happy with you. Your land will be his bride.
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
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! They will no longer call you by the name ‘Alone’. They will not call your land ‘Empty place’. Instead, they will call you ‘The one that makes God happy’. The name of your land will be ‘Married’. Yes, the Lord will be very happy with you. Your land will be his bride. 5As a young man marries a pure young woman, so your sons will marry you, Jerusalem. Your God will be very happy that you belong to him, as a bridegroom is happy with his new wife. 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!
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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 62:12Their name will be ‘God's holy People’, and ‘The People that the Lord has redeemed’. And Jerusalem's name will be ‘The City where people are happy’, and ‘The City that is full of people’.
- Isaiah 32:14Nobody will remain in the king's great palace. The city that is now full of people will be empty. The city's hill and its strong buildings will become heaps of stones for ever. Wild donkeys will play in those places, and sheep will find grass to eat.
- Isaiah 49:14But Zion's people said, ‘The Lord has left us alone. The Lord God has forgotten about us.’
- Isaiah 54:1‘Sing with joy, you woman who could not give birth to any children. You have never known the pain of a child's birth, but now shout loudly with joy. Be happy, because the woman who is alone will have many children. She will have more children than the woman who has a husband.’ That is what the Lord says.
- Hosea 1:9Then the Lord said, ‘Call him Lo-Ammi. This is because you Israelites are not my people. I am not your God.’
- Romans 9:25God says this in the book of Hosea: ‘I will say to people who were not my people, “Now you are my people.” I will say to people that I did not love, “I love you.” ’
- Hebrews 13:5In the way that you live, do not want lots of money. Be happy with the things that you have. Be happy, because God has said this: ‘I will never leave you; I will always be there with you.’
- 1 Peter 2:10In past times, you were not people who knew God. But now you are God's people. In past times, God did not forgive you. But now he has been very kind to you and he has forgiven you.
- Isaiah 62:5As a young man marries a pure young woman, so your sons will marry you, Jerusalem. Your God will be very happy that you belong to him, as a bridegroom is happy with his new wife.
- Psalms 149:4When the Lord's people serve him, it makes him happy. He is happy to help humble people, so that people respect them.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will be happy to help them with good things. I promise them faithfully that I will put them in this land again. They will grow like strong plants.’
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord, your God, is with you. He is strong. He will save you. He will be very happy about you! He will quietly love you. He will sing, because he is so happy about you!
- Isaiah 54:5Now your Maker is your husband. His name is the Lord Almighty. Israel's Holy God is your Redeemer. He is called, ‘The God who rules the whole earth’.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 3:14The Lord says, ‘Return to me, you people who have turned away. Remember that you belong to me. If you turn back to me, I will choose one of you from each town and two from each family. I will bring you safely back to Zion.
- Hosea 2:19Israel, I will make you my wife for ever. I will promise to help you in a way that is right and fair. I will be kind to you with a faithful love.
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
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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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