New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 62:4
4It will no longer be said to you, “12Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “3Desolate”; But you will be called, “4My delight is in her,” And your land, “56Married”; For the 7Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married.
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 all kings your glory; And you will be called by a new name Which the mouth of the Lord will designate. 3You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem in the hand of your God. It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; But you will be called, “My delight is in her,” And your land, “Married”; For the Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married. 5For as a young man marries a virgin, 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 watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
Read all of Isaiah 62Isaiah 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
- It will noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- be saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · ForsakenH5800
- to your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- Desolateשִֽׁמְמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · DesolateH8077
- But you will be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- My delightחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
- Marriedבָּעַלbâ‛al · MarriedH1166
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- delightsחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
- will 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 forsaken.”
- Isaiah 32:14Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
- Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And the Lord has forgotten me.”
- Isaiah 54:1“Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne no child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed; For the 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, for you are not My people and I am not your God.”
- Romans 9:25As He says also in Hosea, “I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’ And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”
- Hebrews 13:5Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
- 1 Peter 2:10for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
- Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a virgin, 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 afflicted ones with salvation.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will rejoice over them to do them good and 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 victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
- Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the 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 wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Jeremiah 3:14‘Return, O faithless sons,’ declares the Lord; ‘For I am a master to you, And I will take you one from a city and two from a family, And I will bring you to Zion.’
- Hosea 2:19I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness 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
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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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