Isaiah 62
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God Delights in Zion
1For Zion’s sake, how can I keep silent?
For Jerusalem’s sake, how can I remain quiet?
I will keep interceding until her righteousness
breaks forth like the blazing light of dawn
and her salvation like a burning torch!
2Nations will see your victory-vindication,
and every king will witness your blinding radiance!
You will be called by a brand-new name, # 62:2 A new name signifies a new nature, a new character, and a new authority. See Gen. 32:28; Rev. 2:17; 3:12.
given to you from the mouth of Yahweh himself.
3You will be a beautiful crown held high in the hand of Yahweh,
a royal crown # 62:3 Or “diadem.” of splendor
held in the open palm of your God!
4You will never again be called the Abandoned One,
nor will your land be called Deserted.
But you will be called My Delight Is in You, # 62:4 Or “Hephzibah.” See 2 Kings 21:1.
and your land My Beloved Wife, # 62:4 In an allegorical sense, Yahweh’s wife (Israel) foreshadows Christ’s relationship with his bride, the church (see 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:22–23; Rev. 19:7–9).
for Yahweh finds his delight in you
and he married your land.
5As a young man marries the young woman he loves,
so your builder-sons # 62:5 Isaiah used a homonym that can mean “builders” or “sons.” will marry you.
As the bridegroom finds joy in his union with his bride,
so will your God take joy in his union with you!
Intercession
6Jerusalem, I have stationed intercessors on your walls
who will never be silent, day or night.
You “reminders” # 62:6 Or “rememberers”; that is, those who intercede continually to remind God of his promises. Like divine administrators, we remind God of the promises and appointments he must keep. of Yahweh, take no rest,
7and tirelessly give God no rest,
until he firmly establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of all the earth!
8Yahweh swears an oath by the authority of his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
“I will never again give your new grain as food for your enemies,
nor will foreigners drink your new wine
that you worked hard to produce.
9Instead, you who harvest it will eat it
and offer your praise to Yahweh,
and you who gather the grapes
will drink the new wine in my holy courts.” # 62:9 The grain and the new wine can be symbols of the Word and the Spirit, respectively.
10Pass through, pass through the gates,
and go from old to new.
Prepare a new path for the people.
Build! Build up a highway for them to come to me!
Remove every hindrance # 62:10 Or “stone.”
and unfurl a banner for the nations!
11See? Yahweh has proclaimed to the ends of the earth:
Tell my daughter, Zion,
“Look, here comes your Deliverer!
See? He’s bringing his reward,
and his recompense goes before him.”
12They will be called His Holy People,
The Redeemed of Yahweh.
And you will be known as Those Whom God Loves, # 62:12 John identified himself as the one whom Jesus loved, and so can we. See John 13:23.
A City Not Abandoned.
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Zion’s Salvation and New Name
1For 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.
2Nations 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.
3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,
a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
4No longer will you be called Forsaken,#62:4 Hebrew Azubah
nor your land named Desolate;#62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
but you will be called Hephzibah,#62:4 Hephzibah means My delight is in her.
and your land Beulah;#62:4 Beulah means married.
for the Lord will take delight in you,
and your land will be His bride.
5For 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.
6On 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,
7nor give Him any rest
until He establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
8The 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.
9For those who harvest grain
will eat it and praise the Lord,
and those who gather grapes
will drink the wine in My holy courts.”
10Go 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!
11Behold, 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.”
12And they will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of The Lord;
and you will be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.
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