Isaia 62:3

3 e sarai una corona di gloria nella mano del Signore, ed una benda reale nella palma del tuo Dio.

Isaia 62:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 62:3

Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,
&c.] The church and her members are glorious in themselves, through the righteousness of Christ put upon them; through the grace of Christ wrought in them; and through the honour they are raised unto, being made kings and priests unto God, all which will be more manifest in the latter day: and they are a glory to the Lord; there is a glory arises to him from their election, redemption, sanctification, and glorification, and from the ascriptions of glory made unto him; and they are regarded by him as a crown is by a prince; as a crown of massy gold, stuck with jewels, is rich and valuable, so are they in the eyes of Christ; they are dear and precious to him; high in his esteem; which he will not suffer to be trampled upon, or to be taken away from him, no more than a prince will suffer his crown to be so used or lost: and these are "in" his "hand" as such, which he holds in his hand, and looks at with pleasure and delight, and which he preserves and keeps safe and secure: or, "by the hand of the Lord" ^F6; and then the sense is, that the church and its members should become so glorious, through his hand communicating grace and glory to them, through the operations of his hand, and the wonderful effects of his power on them:

and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God;
the same thing expressed in different words, for the further confirmation and illustration of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (hwhy dyb) "per manum Jovae", Gataker.

Isaia 62:3 In-Context

1 PER amor di Sion, io non mi tacerò, e per amor di Gerusalemme, io non istarò cheto, finchè la sua giustizia esca fuori come uno splendore, e la sue salute lampeggi come una face.

2 Allora le genti vedranno la tua giustizia, e tutti i re la tua gloria. E sarai chiamata d’un nome nuovo, che la bocca del Signore avrà nominato;

3 e sarai una corona di gloria nella mano del Signore, ed una benda reale nella palma del tuo Dio.

4 Tu non sarai più chiamata: Abbandonata, e la tua terra non sarà più nominata: Desolata; anzi sarai chiamata: Il mio diletto è in essa; e la tua terra: Maritata; perciocchè il Signore prenderà diletto in te, e la tua terra avrà un marito.

5 Imperocchè, siccome il giovane sposa la vergine, così i tuoi figliuoli ti sposeranno; e come uno sposo si rallegra della sua sposa, così l’Iddio tuo si rallegrerà di te.