Isaiah 62:6-7

6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed 1watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who 2remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And 3give Him no rest until He establishes And makes 4Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Isaiah 62:6-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 62

This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the glory of the church in the latter day. The prophet expresses his earnest desire for it, and his full assurance of it, Isa 62:1,2 which should lie in a new name, by which she should be called, and in her being a glorious crown and diadem in the hand of the Lord, Isa 62:3,4, in having her sons with her, and the Lord rejoicing over her, Isa 62:5, in having watchmen on her walls, and such as are the Lord's remembrancers in the midst of her, Isa 62:6,7, in plenty of food, Isa 62:8,9, in the coming of the Saviour, and in the gathering of elect Gentiles both to him and her, Isa 62:10-12.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 52:8; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:7
  • 2. Psalms 74:2; Jeremiah 14:21; Lamentations 5:1, 20
  • 3. Luke 18:1-8
  • 4. Isaiah 60:18; Jeremiah 33:9; Zephaniah 3:19, 20
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