Isaiah 62

CHAPTER 62

Zion’s Glory and New Name

¹For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,

Until her ^arighteousness goes forth like brightness,

And her ^bsalvation like a torch that is burning.

²The ^anations will see your righteousness,

And all kings your glory;

And you will be called by a new ^bname

Which the mouth of Yahweh will designate.

³You will also be a ^acrown of glory in the hand of Yahweh,

And a turban of royalty in the hand of your God.

⁴It will no longer be said to you, “^1aForsaken,”

Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “²Desolate”;

But you will be called, “³My delight is in her,”

And your land, “^4bMarried”;

For ^cYahweh takes pleasure 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 ¹bridegroom rejoices over the bride,

So your ^aGod will rejoice over you.

⁶On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed ^awatchmen;

All day and all night they will never keep silent.

You who ^bremind Yahweh, take no rest for yourselves;

⁷And ^agive Him no rest until He establishes

And sets ^bJerusalem as a praise in the earth.

^8aYahweh has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,

“I will ^bnever again give your grain as food for your enemies;

Nor will ¹foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”

⁹But those who ^acollect it will eat it and praise Yahweh;

And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

¹⁰Go through, ^ago through the gates,

Clear the way ¹for the people;

^bBuild up, build up the ^chighway,

Remove the stones, raise up a ^dstandard over the peoples.

¹¹Behold, Yahweh has ¹announced to the ^aend of the earth,

^bSay to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your ^csalvation comes;

^dBehold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

¹²And they will call them, “^aThe holy people,

The ^bredeemed of Yahweh”;

And you will be called, “Sought out, a city ^cnot forsaken.”