Isaiah 62:6-9

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.

8 ⁵The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, "I will ⁶never again give your grain as food for your enemies; Nor will foreigners * drink your new wine for which you have labored."

9 But those who ⁷garner it will eat it and praise the LORD; And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

Isaiah 62:6-9 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 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
• 5. Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 54:9
• 6. Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:31, 33; Judges 6:3-6; Isaiah 1:7; Jeremiah 5:17
• 7. Is 65:13, 21-23

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "sons of foreigners"