Isaiah 62:5

Isaiah 62:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
• New International Version (NIV)As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you.

Context of Isaiah 62:5

3The Lord your God will hold you in his hand, and you will bring him honour. You will be like his beautiful crown! 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. As 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! 7Do not give the Lord a chance to rest, until he has made Jerusalem strong again. Continue to pray until he makes it a famous city that the whole world will praise.

Isaiah 62:5 word by word

כִּֽי־יִבְעַ֤ל בָּחוּר֙ בְּתוּלָ֔ה יִבְעָל֖וּךְ בָּנָ֑יִךְ וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂ חָתָן֙ עַל־כַּלָּ֔ה יָשִׂ֥ישׂ עָלַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a young manבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• marriethבָּעַלbâ‛al · rule: to marryH1166
• a virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• shall thy sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• the bridegroomחָתָןchâthân · son-in-lawH2860
• rejoicethמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
• over the brideכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-law: brideH3618
• shall thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• rejoiceשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797

Cross-references for Isaiah 62:5

• Isaiah 49:18Look all round you! See all your people as they return together.’ The Lord says, ‘I tell you clearly, as the God who lives, you will be happy with your people. They will make you beautiful again, like a bride with her beautiful jewels.
• Psalms 45:11You are very beautiful and the king will want to be with you. He is your master, so respect him.
• 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.’
• Isaiah 62:4They 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 65:19And Jerusalem will cause me to be happy. My people will give me joy. There will be no noise of people who are weeping. People will not be sad in Jerusalem again.
• Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.

Commentaries on Isaiah 62:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For as a young man - so - The particles of comparison are not at present in the Hebrew Text: but the Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee seem to have read in their copies כ caph prefixed to the verb, כיבעל כי ki keyibal which seems to have been omitted by mistake of a transcriber, occasioned by the repetition of the same two letters. And before the verb in the second line a MS. adds כן ken, so; which the Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee seem also to have had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For as a young man marrieth a virgin - Roberts remarks on this, In general no youth marries a widow. Such a thing I scarcely ever heard of (in India), nor will it ever be except under some very extraordinary circumstances, as in the case of a queen, princess, or great heiress. Even widowers also, if possible, always marry virgins.‘ The idea here is, that Yahweh would have delight in his people, which would be properly represented by the affection which a…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. 55. thy sons--rather, changing the points, which are of no authority in Hebrew, "thy builder" or "restorer," that is, God; for in the parallel clause, and in Is 62:4, God is implied as being "married" to her; whereas her "sons" could hardly be said to marry their mother; and in Is 49:18, they are said to be her bridal ornaments, not her husband. The plural form, builders, is used of God in reverence as "husbands" (see on Is 54:5). over the bride--in the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 62:5

• Church
• God Continued...
• Jerusalem
• Marriage
• Virgin

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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