Isaiah 62:1-6

Zion's Glory and New Name

1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, Until her ¹righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her ²salvation like a torch that is burning.

2 The ³nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory; And you will be called by a new ⁴name Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.

3 You will also be a ⁵crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

4 It will no longer be said to you, "⁶Forsaken," Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "Desolate "; But you will be called, "My delight is in her," And your land, "⁷Married "; For the ⁸LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married.

5 For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your ⁹God will rejoice over you.

6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed ¹⁰watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who ¹¹remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

Isaiah 62:1-6 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

• 1. Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 61:11
• 2. Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 52:10
• 3. Isaiah 60:3
• 4. Isaiah 56:5; Isaiah 62:4, 12; Isaiah 65:15
• 5. Isaiah 28:5; Zechariah 9:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
• 6. Isaiah 54:6, 7; Isaiah 60:15, 18
• 7. Hosea 2:19, 20
• 8. Jeremiah 32:41; Zephaniah 3:17
• 9. Isaiah 65:19
• 10. Isaiah 52:8; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:7
• 11. Psalms 74:2; Jeremiah 14:21; Lamentations 5:1, 20

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "turban"
• [b] I.e. Azubah
• [c] I.e. Shemamah
• [d] I.e. Hephzibah
• [e] I.e. Beulah
• [f] Lit "exultation of the bridegroom"