Isa 62 | NASB1995 | STEP | For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent , And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet , Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness , And her salvation like a torch that is burning .

Isaiah 62

Zion’s Glory and New Name

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her ^arighteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her ^bsalvation like a torch that is burning.
2 The ^cnations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new ^dname
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a ^ecrown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal ^{▼▼ Lit turban}diadem in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, ^{▼▼ I.e. Azubah
,} ^h“Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, ^{▼▼ I.e. Shemamah}“Desolate”;
But you will be called, ^{▼▼ I.e. Hephzibah}“My delight is in her,”
And your land, ^{▼▼ I.e. Beulah
,} ^l“Married”;
For the ^mLord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the ^{▼▼ Lit exultation of the bridegroom}bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So your ^oGod will rejoice over you.

6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed ^pwatchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who ^qremind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And ^rgive Him no rest until He establishes
And makes ^sJerusalem a praise in the earth.
8 ^tThe Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm,
“I will ^unever again give your grain as food for your enemies;
Nor will ^{▼▼ Lit sons of foreigners}foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who ^wgarner it will eat it and praise the Lord;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.

10 Go through, ^xgo through the gates,
Clear the way ^{▼▼ Lit of}for the people;
^zBuild up, build up the ^aahighway,
Remove the stones, lift up a ^abstandard over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the ^acend of the earth,
^adSay to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your ^aesalvation comes;
^afBehold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”
12 And they will call them, ^ag“The holy people,
The ^ahredeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought out, a city ^ainot forsaken.”