Isaiah 62

The Lord Gives Zion a New Name

62The Lord says, “For the good of Zion I will not keep silent.

For Jerusalem’s benefit I will not remain quiet.

I will not keep silent until its people’s godliness

shines like the sunrise.

I will not remain quiet until they are saved

and shine like a blazing torch.

²Jerusalem, the nations will see

that I have made everything right for you.

All of their kings will see your glory.

You will be called by a new name.

I myself will give it to you.

³You will be like a glorious crown in my strong hand.

You will be like a royal crown in my powerful hand.

⁴People will not call you Deserted anymore.

They will no longer name your land Empty.

Instead, you will be called The One the Lord Delights In.

Your land will be named The Married One.

I will take delight in you.

And your land will be like a bride.

⁵As a young man gets married to a young woman,

your people will marry you.

As a groom is happy with his bride,

I will be full of joy over you.”

⁶Jerusalem, I have stationed guards on your walls.

They must never be silent day or night.

You who call out to the Lord

must not give yourselves any rest.

⁷And don’t give him any rest

until he makes Jerusalem secure.

Don’t give him any peace

until people all over the earth praise that city.

⁸The Lord has taken an oath and made a promise.

He has lifted up his right hand and mighty arm.

He has promised, “I will never give your grain

to your enemies for food again.

Outsiders will never again drink the fresh wine

you have worked so hard for.

⁹Instead, those who gather the grain will eat it themselves.

And they will praise me.

Those who gather grapes to make the wine will enjoy it.

They will drink it in the courtyards of my temple.”

¹⁰Go out through your gates, people of Jerusalem! Go out!

Prepare the way for the rest of your people to return.

Build up the road! Build it up!

Remove the stones.

Raise a banner over the city

for the nations to see.

¹¹The Lord has announced a message

from one end of the earth to the other.

He has said, “Tell the people of Zion,

‘Look! Your Savior is coming!

He is bringing his people back as his reward.

He has won the battle over their enemies.’ ”

¹²They will be called The Holy People.

The Lord will set them free.

And Jerusalem will be named The City the Lord Cares About.

It won’t be deserted anymore.