Isa 62:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. be termed — be "forsaken," so as that that term could be applicable to thee. Hephzi-bah — ( ), the name of Hezekiah's wife, a type of Jerusalem, as Hezekiah was of Messiah ( ): "my delight is in her." Beulah —"Thou art married." See the same contrast of Zion's past and future state under the same figure ( ). land . . . married —to Jehovah as its Lord and Husband: implying not only ownership, but protection on the part of the Owner [HORSLEY ].

Isaiah 62:4

4. be termed—be "forsaken," so as that that term could be applicable to thee.

Hephzi-bah— (2Ki 21:1), the name of Hezekiah's wife, a type of Jerusalem, as Hezekiah was of Messiah (Isa 32:1): "my delight is in her."

Beulah—"Thou art married." See the same contrast of Zion's past and future state under the same figure (Isa 54:4-6; Re 21:2, 4).

land . . . married—to Jehovah as its Lord and Husband: implying not only ownership, but protection on the part of the Owner [HORSLEY].