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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

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- Chapter 62 -

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For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
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Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
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You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
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No longer will you be called Forsaken,(a) nor your land named Desolate;(b) but you will be called Hephzibah,(c) and your land Beulah;(d) for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
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For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
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On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
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nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
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The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
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For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”
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Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
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Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
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And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

Footnotes

(a)62:4 Hebrew Azubah
(b)62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
(c)62:4 Hephzibah means My delight is in her.
(d)62:4 Beulah means married.
1
For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.
2
The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name, which the LORD’s mouth will name.
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You will also be a crown of beauty in the LORD’s hand, and a royal diadem in your God’s hand.
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You will not be called Forsaken any more, nor will your land be called Desolate any more; but you will be called Hephzibah,(a) and your land Beulah;(b) for the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married.
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For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
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I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on the LORD, take no rest,
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and give him no rest until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, “Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have labored,
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but those who have harvested it will eat it, and praise the LORD. Those who have gathered it will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.”
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Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way of the people! Build up, build up the highway! Gather out the stones! Lift up a banner for the peoples.
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Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your salvation comes! Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him!’”
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They will call them “The Holy People, The LORD’s Redeemed”. You will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken”.

Footnotes

(a)62:4 Hephzibah means “I delight in her”.
(b)62:4 Beulah means “married”
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