Focused Passage

Isaiah 62:6-12

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

6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

7nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

9For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”

10Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!

11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

12And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

Onעַל־H5921Prepositionyour wallsחוֹמֹתַ֣יִךְH2346Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularO Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularI have postedהִפְקַ֙דְתִּי֙H6485Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularwatchmenשֹֽׁמְרִ֔יםH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthey will neverתָּמִ֖ידH8548Adverb. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe silentיֶחֱשׁ֑וּH2814Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraldayכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַיּ֧וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularor nightוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַלַּ֛יְלָהH3915Article | Noun - masculine singularYou who callהַמַּזְכִּרִים֙H2142Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeron the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularshall take noאַל־H408Adverbrestדֳּמִ֖יH1824Noun - masculine singularfor yourselvesלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

norוְאַֽל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbgiveתִּתְּנ֥וּH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralHimל֑וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularany restדֳמִ֖יH1824Noun - masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704PrepositionHe establishesיְכוֹנֵ֞ןH3559Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .וְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Preposition-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֛םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularand makes herיָשִׂ֧יםH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe praiseתְּהִלָּ֖הH8416Noun - feminine singularof the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

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The LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas swornנִשְׁבַּ֧עH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularby His right handבִּֽימִינ֖וֹH3225Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand by His mightyעֻזּ֑וֹH5797Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulararmוּבִזְר֣וֹעַH2220Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructNeverאִם־H518Conjunctionagainע֤וֹדH5750Adverbwill I giveאֶתֵּן֩H5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour grainדְּגָנֵ֨ךְH1715Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularto your enemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְH341Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularfor foodמַֽאֲכָל֙H3978Noun - masculine singularnor willוְאִם־H518Conjunctionforeignersבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .נֵכָר֙H5236Noun - masculine singulardrinkיִשְׁתּ֤וּH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe new wineתִּֽירוֹשֵׁ֔ךְH8492Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularfor whichאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have toiledיָגַ֖עַתְּH3021Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthose who harvest [grain]מְאַסְפָיו֙H622Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill eat itיֹאכְלֻ֔הוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularand praiseוְהִֽלְל֖וּH1984Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand those who gather [grapes]וּֽמְקַבְּצָ֥יוH6908Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill drink the wineיִשְׁתֻּ֖הוּH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularin My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃סH6944Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularcourtsבְּחַצְר֥וֹתH2691Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct
Verse 10

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Go outעִבְר֤וּH5674Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralgo outעִבְרוּ֙H5674Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthrough the gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֔יםH8179Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralprepareפַּנּ֖וּH6437Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralthe wayדֶּ֣רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructfor the peopleהָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularBuild it upסֹ֣לּוּH5549Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralbuild upסֹ֤לּוּH5549Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe highwayהַֽמְסִלָּה֙H4546Article | Noun - feminine singularclear awayסַקְּל֣וּH5619Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralthe stonesמֵאֶ֔בֶןH68Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularraiseהָרִ֥ימוּH7311Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plurala bannerנֵ֖סH5251Noun - masculine singularforעַל־H5921Prepositionthe nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

Beholdהִנֵּ֣הH2009Interjectionthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas proclaimedהִשְׁמִ֙יעַ֙H8085Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe endsקְצֵ֣הH7097Noun - masculine singular constructof the earthהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularSayאִמְרוּ֙H559Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto Daughterלְבַת־H1323Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructZionצִיּ֔וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularSeeהִנֵּ֥הH2009Interjectionyour Saviorיִשְׁעֵ֖ךְH3468Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularcomesבָּ֑אH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularLookהִנֵּ֤הH2009InterjectionHis rewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙H7939Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis with Himאִתּ֔וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singularand His recompenseוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹH6468Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singulargoes before Himלְפָנָֽיו׃H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

And they will be calledוְקָרְא֥וּH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .לָהֶ֛םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralthe Holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁH6944Article | Noun - masculine singularPeopleעַם־H5971Noun - masculine singular constructthe Redeemedגְּאוּלֵ֣יH1350Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural constructof The LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand youוְלָךְ֙Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person feminine singularwill be calledיִקָּרֵ֣אH7121Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularSought Outדְרוּשָׁ֔הH1875Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularA Cityעִ֖ירH5892Noun - feminine singularNotלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleForsakenנֶעֱזָֽבָה׃סH5800Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

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