10 I will (A)rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will be joyful in (B)my God;
For He has (C)clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a groom puts on a turban,
And (D)as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the (E)earth produces its sprouts,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord [a]God will (F)cause (G)righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.

Zion’s Glory and New Name

62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her (H)righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her (I)salvation like a torch that is burning.
The (J)nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new (K)name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
You will also be a (L)crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal headband in the hand of your God.
It will no longer be said to you, “[b](M)Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “[c]Desolate”;
But you will be called, “[d]My delight is in her,”
And your land, “[e](N)Married”;
For the (O)Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the [f]groom rejoices over the bride,
So your (P)God will rejoice over you.

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed (Q)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who (R)profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
And (S)give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes (T)Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.
(U)The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm:
“I will (V)never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [g]foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
But those who (W)harvest it will eat it and praise the Lord;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

10 Go through, (X)go through the gates,
Clear a way [h]for the people!
(Y)Build up, build up the (Z)highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a (AA)flag over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the (AB)end of the earth:
(AC)Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your (AD)salvation is coming;
(AE)Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “(AF)The holy people,
The (AG)redeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought Out, A City (AH)Not Abandoned.”

God’s Vengeance on the Nations

63 Who is this who comes from (AI)Edom,
With (AJ)garments of [i]glowing colors from (AK)Bozrah,
This One who is majestic in His apparel,
[j]Marching in the greatness of His strength?
“It is I, the One who speaks in righteousness, (AL)mighty to save.”
Why is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who (AM)treads in the wine press?
(AN)I have trodden the wine trough alone,
And from the peoples there was no one with Me.
I also (AO)trod them in My anger
And (AP)trampled them in My wrath;
And (AQ)their [k]lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I [l]stained all My clothes.
For the (AR)day of vengeance was in My heart,
And My year of redemption has come.
I looked, but there was (AS)no one to help,
And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;
So My (AT)own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath upheld Me.
I (AU)trampled down the peoples in My anger
And made them (AV)drunk with My wrath,
And I [m]poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

God’s Ancient Mercies Recalled

I will make mention of the (AW)mercies of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has granted us,
And the great (AX)goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has granted them according to His (AY)compassion
And according to the abundance of His mercies.
For He said, “Certainly they are (AZ)My people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their (BA)Savior.
In all their distress [n](BB)He was distressed,
And the (BC)angel of His presence saved them;
In His (BD)love and in His mercy He (BE)redeemed them,
And He (BF)lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Azubah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Shemamah
  4. Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Hephzibah
  5. Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Beulah
  6. Isaiah 62:5 Lit joy of the groom is over
  7. Isaiah 62:8 Lit sons of foreigners
  8. Isaiah 62:10 Lit of
  9. Isaiah 63:1 Or crimson
  10. Isaiah 63:1 Lit Inclining
  11. Isaiah 63:3 Lit juice
  12. Isaiah 63:3 Lit defiled
  13. Isaiah 63:6 Lit brought down their juice to the earth
  14. Isaiah 63:9 Another reading is He was not an adversary

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