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Isaiah 62 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Zion’s Glory and New Name

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For Zion’s sake I (Isaiah) will not be silent,

And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,

Until her righteousness and vindication go forth as brightness,

And her salvation goes forth like a burning torch.

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The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God],

And all kings [will see] your glory;

And you will be called by a new name

Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.

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You will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the LORD,

And a royal [fn]diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God.

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It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”

Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;

But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”

And your land, “[fn]Married”;

For the LORD delights in you,

And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the LORD].

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For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem],

[fn]So your sons will marry you;

And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,

So your God will rejoice over you.

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On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),

Who will never keep silent day or night;

You who profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves,

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And give Him no rest [from your prayers] until He establishes Jerusalem

And makes her a praise on the earth.

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The LORD has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,

“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,

Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”

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But they who have harvested it will eat it and praise the LORD,

And they who have gathered it will drink it [at the feasts celebrated] in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

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Go through, go through the gates,

Clear the way for the people;

Build up, build up the highway,

Remove the stones, lift up a banner over the peoples.

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Listen carefully, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth,

Say to the Daughter of Zion, “Look now, your salvation is coming [in the LORD];

Indeed, His reward is with Him, and His restitution accompanies Him.”

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And they will call them “The Holy People,

The Redeemed of the LORD”;

And you will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Deserted.”

AMP Footnotes
Lit headband.
I.e. Beulah, pronounced Be-oo-lah.
The ancient rabbis interpreted marry in the sense of making a home with the bride, which would correspond to the resettling of Jerusalem by Israelites.
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