Isaiah 62:12

Isaiah 62:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
• New International Version (NIV)They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They will be called “The Holy People” and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.” And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” and “The City No Longer Forsaken.”

Context of Isaiah 62:12

10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! 11Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’ ” And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

Isaiah 62:12 word by word

וְקָרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַם־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלָךְ֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א דְרוּשָׁ֔ה עִ֖יר לֹ֥א נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• them, The holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• The redeemedגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Sought outדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• A cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• not forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800

Cross-references for Isaiah 62:12

• Isaiah 60:21Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
• Deuteronomy 7:6“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 26:19and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”
• Deuteronomy 28:9“The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,
• Isaiah 35:9No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there,
• Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
• Isaiah 65:1“I was sought by those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ To a nation that was not called by My name.
• Ezekiel 34:11‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.
• Matthew 18:11For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
• Luke 15:4“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
• Luke 19:10for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
• John 4:23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
• John 10:16And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Commentaries on Isaiah 62:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They shall call them - These characteristics seem to be put in their inverted order. - God will not forsake them. They shall be sought out. They shall be redeemed. And, Be in consequence a holy people. 1. When God calls, it is a proof that he has not forsaken. 2. When he seeks, it is a proof he is waiting to be gracious. 3. When the atonement is exhibited, all things are then ready. 4. And when that is received, holiness of heart and life is then to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And they shall call them - It shall be the honorable and just name by which they shall be known, that they are a holy people, and that they are the redeemed of Yahweh. No name is so honorable as that; no one conveys so much that is elevated and ennobling as to say of one, he is one whom Yahweh has redeemed from sin and death and hell by atoning blood.‘ He who has a just sense of the import of this name, will desire no Other record to be made of his life…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 Way shall be made for Christ's salvation; all difficulties shall be removed. He brings a reward of comfort and peace with him; but a work of humiliation and reformation before him; and they shall be called, The holy people, and, The redeemed of the Lord. Holiness puts honour and beauty upon any place or person, makes them admired, beloved, and sought after. Many events may have been part fulfilments of this, as earnests of more glorious times…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12This call to prepare for God’s coming salvation combines elements from all parts of Isaiah: the proclamation (the banner, see Isaiah 5:26), the preparation of the road (Isaiah 40:3; 57:14), God's arrival with his reward (Isaiah 40:5, 9–10), and the holy and redeemed people (Isaiah 35:8–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Sought out--Sought after and highly prized by Jehovah; answering to "not forsaken" in the parallel clause; no longer abandoned, but loved; image from a wife (Is 62:4; Jr 30:14).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