Isaiah 62:2

Isaiah 62:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
• New International Version (NIV)The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The nations will see your righteousness. World leaders will be blinded by your glory. And you will be given a new name by the Lord’s own mouth.

Context of Isaiah 62:2

1For 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. The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. 3You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4You 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.

Isaiah 62:2 word by word

וְרָא֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ צִדְקֵ֔ךְ וְכָל־מְלָכִ֖ים כְּבוֹדֵ֑ךְ וְקֹ֤רָא לָךְ֙ שֵׁ֣ם חָדָ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• and all kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• thy gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• and thou shalt be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• by a newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• nameנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
• which the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Isaiah 62:2

• Isaiah 49:6he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
• Isaiah 61:9Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.
• Isaiah 66:12For thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
• Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
• Acts 26:23that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."
• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
• Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
• Isaiah 60:11Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession.
• Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
• Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth,
• Isaiah 62:4You 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.
• Isaiah 65:15You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse, and the Lord God will put you to death, but his servants he will call by another name,
• Genesis 17:5No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Commentaries on Isaiah 62:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the Gentiles shall see - (see Isaiah 11:10:; come a up I father me say Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 60:3, Isaiah 60:5, Isaiah 60:16). And all kings thy glory - (See the notes at Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 52:15; Isaiah 60:3, Isaiah 60:10-11, Isaiah 60:16). And thou shalt be called by a new name - A name which shall be significant and expressive of a greatly improved and favored condition (see Isaiah 62:4). The idea is, that they would not be in a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The true beauty and glory of God's people would not be in earthly treasures or a rebuilt city. Instead, it would shine from their righteousness. Others would be attracted by this divine gift. A new name shows the change in Zion's status (see Isaiah 62:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Is 11:10; 42:1-6; 49:7, 22, 23; 60:3, 5, 16). new name--expression of thy new and improved condition (Is 62:4), the more valuable and lasting as being conferred by Jehovah Himself (Is 62:12; Is 65:15; Re 2:17; 3:12).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