Focused Passage

Isaiah 62:1-5

Zion’s Righteousness Shines and the LORD Gives Her a New Name

From the speaker’s refusal to be silent until Zion shines, to nations and kings seeing her glory, to the LORD giving a new name, to Zion becoming a crown in the LORD’s hand, to forsakenness and desolation being replaced by delight and marriage, to watchmen giving the LORD no rest, to the LORD swearing harvest security, to the command to prepare the highway and announce the Savior’s coming, to the restored people receiving names of holiness, redemption, sought-after status, and no-longer-deserted identity.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

2 Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

4 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.

5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

For Zion’s צִיּוֹן֙ H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular sake לְמַ֤עַן H4616 Preposition I will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle keep silent אֶחֱשֶׁ֔ה H2814 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular and for Jerusalem’s יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular sake וּלְמַ֥עַן H4616 Conjunctive waw | Preposition I will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle keep still אֶשְׁק֑וֹט H8252 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition her righteousness צִדְקָ֔הּ H6664 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular shines יֵצֵ֤א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular like a bright light כַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ H5051 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular her salvation וִישׁוּעָתָ֖הּ H3444 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular like a blazing יִבְעָֽר׃ H1197 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular torch כְּלַפִּ֥יד H3940 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Nations גוֹיִם֙ H1471 Noun - masculine plural will see וְרָא֤וּ H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural your righteousness צִדְקֵ֔ךְ H6664 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct kings מְלָכִ֖ים H4428 Noun - masculine plural your glory כְּבוֹדֵ֑ךְ H3519 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular You will be called וְקֹ֤רָא H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular by לָךְ֙ Preposition | second person feminine singular a new חָדָ֔שׁ H2319 Adjective - masculine singular name שֵׁ֣ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative the mouth פִּ֥י H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will bestow יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ׃ H5344 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

You will be וְהָיִ֛יתְ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular a crown עֲטֶ֥רֶת H5850 Noun - feminine singular construct of glory תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת H8597 Noun - feminine singular in the hand בְּיַד־ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular a royal מְלוּכָ֖ה H4410 Noun - feminine singular diadem וּצְנוֹף H6797 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct in the palm בְּכַף־ H3709 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of your God אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

No לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֜וֹד H5750 Adverb will you be called יֵאָמֵר֩ H559 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Forsaken עֲזוּבָ֗ה H5800 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular nor your land וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ H776 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular . . . לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle named יֵאָמֵ֥ר H559 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . עוֹד֙ H5750 Adverb Desolate שְׁמָמָ֔ה H8077 Noun - feminine singular but כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction you לָ֗ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular will be called יִקָּרֵא֙ H7121 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular vvv חֶפְצִי־ H2657 Hephzibah בָ֔הּ H2657 Noun - proper - feminine singular and your land וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ H776 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Beulah בְּעוּלָ֑ה H1166 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will take delight חָפֵ֤ץ H2654 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in you בָּ֔ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular and your land וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ H776 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular will be His bride תִּבָּעֵֽל׃ H1166 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew Azubah
  • Hebrew Shemamah
  • Hephzibah means My delight is in her.
  • Beulah means married.
Verse 5

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction as a young man בָּחוּר֙ H970 Noun - masculine singular marries יִבְעַ֤ל H1166 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a young woman בְּתוּלָ֔ה H1330 Noun - feminine singular so your sons בָּנָ֑יִךְ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will marry you יִבְעָל֖וּךְ H1166 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular and as a bridegroom חָתָן֙ H2860 Noun - masculine singular rejoices וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂ H4885 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct over עַל־ H5921 Preposition his bride כַּלָּ֔ה H3618 Noun - feminine singular so your God אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will rejoice יָשִׂ֥ישׂ H7797 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular over you עָלַ֖יִךְ H5921 Preposition | second person feminine singular

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