Assurance of Zion’s Salvation
1 For Zion’s sake I will not1 hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
2 aThe Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
And all bkings your glory.
cYou shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
And all bkings your glory.
cYou shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
3 You shall also be aa crown of glory
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
4 aYou shall no longer be termed bForsaken,
Nor shall your land any more be termed cDesolate;
But you shall be called1 Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.
Nor shall your land any more be termed cDesolate;
But you shall be called1 Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
For the Lord delights in you,
And your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So shall your sons marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
aSo shall your God rejoice over you.
So shall your sons marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
aSo shall your God rejoice over you.
6 aI have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall1 never hold their peace day or night.
You who1 make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
They shall1 never hold their peace day or night.
You who1 make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand
And by the arm of His strength:
“Surely I will no longer agive your grain
As food for your enemies;
And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine,
For which you have labored.
And by the arm of His strength:
“Surely I will no longer agive your grain
As food for your enemies;
And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine,
For which you have labored.
9 But those who have gathered it shall eat it,
And praise the Lord;
Those who have brought it together shall drink it ain My holy courts.”
And praise the Lord;
Those who have brought it together shall drink it ain My holy courts.”
10 Go through,
Go through the gates!
aPrepare the way for the people;
Build up,
Build up the highway!
Take out the stones,
bLift up a banner for the peoples!
Go through the gates!
aPrepare the way for the people;
Build up,
Build up the highway!
Take out the stones,
bLift up a banner for the peoples!
11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
a“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His breward is with Him,
And His1 work before Him.’ ”
To the end of the world:
a“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His breward is with Him,
And His1 work before Him.’ ”
12 And they shall call them The Holy People,
The Redeemed of the Lord;
And you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.
The Redeemed of the Lord;
And you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Isaiah 62:1.
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 62:1:
Genesis 14:18
Ruth 4:1-12
Jeremiah 31:31-34
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