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Isaiah 62:1

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The Lord Takes Delight in Zion

62:1“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent;

for the sake of Jerusalem1 I will not be quiet,

until her vindication shines brightly2

and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  2. 2 Heb “goes forth like brightness.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,

until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,

and her salvation as a burning torch.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,

till her vindication shines out like the dawn,

her salvation like a blazing torch.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will not keep silent because of Zion,

and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem,

until her righteousness shines like a bright light

and her salvation, like a flaming torch.

NLTNew Living Translation

Because I love Zion,

I will not keep still.

Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,

I cannot remain silent.

I will not stop praying for her

until her righteousness shines like the dawn,

and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the sake of Zion I will not be silent,

and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude,

until her righteousness goes out like the bright light,

and her salvation burns like a torch.

KJV 1900King James Version

For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace,

And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,

Until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness,

And the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.