Isaiah 62

1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.2 And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.3 Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest,7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.8 Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:9 but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Jehovah; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples.11 Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.12 And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

ISAIAH 62

Jerusalem Will Be Saved

1 Jerusalem, I will speak up
for your good.
I will never be silent
till you are safe and secure,
sparkling like a flame.

2 Your great victory will be seen
by every nation and king;
the [Lord] will even give you
a new name.

3 You will be a glorious crown,
a royal headband
for the [Lord] your God.

4 Your name will no longer be
“Deserted and Childless,”
but “Happily Married.”
You will please the [Lord];
your country
will be his bride.

5 Your people will take the land, t
just as a young man
takes a bride.
The [Lord] will be pleased
because of you,
just as a husband is pleased
with his bride.

6 Jerusalem, on your walls
I have stationed guards,
whose duty it is
to speak out day and night,
without resting.
They must remind the [Lord]

7 and not let him rest
till he makes Jerusalem strong
and famous everywhere.

8 The [Lord] has given his word
and made this promise:
“Never again will I give
to your enemies
the grain and grapes
for which you struggled.

9 As surely as you harvest
your grain and grapes,
you will eat your bread
with thankful hearts,
and you will drink your wine
in my temple.”

10 People of Jerusalem,
open your gates!
Repair the road to the city
and clear it of stones;
raise a banner to help
the nations find their way.

11  t Here is what the [Lord] has said
for all the earth to hear:
“Soon I will come to save
the city of Zion
and to reward you.

12 Then you will be called,
‘The [Lord]'s Own People,
The Ones He Rescued!’
Your city will be known
as a good place to live
and a city full of people.”