Isaiah 62

Chapter 62

Isaiah’s Prayer for Jerusalem

1 Because I love Zion,
I will not keep still.
Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,
I cannot remain silent.
I will not stop praying for her
until her righteousness shines like the dawn,
and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.2 The nations will see your righteousness.
World leaders will be blinded by your glory.
And you will be given a new name
by the LORD’s own mouth.3 The LORD will hold you in his hand for all to see—
a splendid crown in the hand of God.4 Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City”t
or “The Desolate Land.”t
Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight”t
and “The Bride of God,”t
for the LORD delights in you
and will claim you as his bride.5 Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem,
just as a young man commits himself to his bride.
Then God will rejoice over you
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.6 O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD.7 Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.8 The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength:
“I will never again hand you over to your enemies.
Never again will foreign warriors come
and take away your grain and new wine.9 You raised the grain, and you will eat it,
praising the LORD.
Within the courtyards of the Temple,
you yourselves will drink the wine you have pressed.”10 Go out through the gates!
Prepare the highway for my people to return!
Smooth out the road; pull out the boulders;
raise a flag for all the nations to see.11 The LORD has sent this message to every land:
“Tell the people of Israel,t
‘Look, your Savior is coming.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.’”12 They will be called “The Holy People”
and “The People Redeemed by the LORD.”
And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place”
and “The City No Longer 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.”