Isaiah 62
New American Standard Bible
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 (A)righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her (B)salvation like a torch that is burning.
2 The (C)nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new (D)name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a (E)crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal headband in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, “[a](F)Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “[b]Desolate”;
But you will be called, “[c]My delight is in her,”
And your land, “[d](G)Married”;
For the (H)Lord 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 [e]groom rejoices over the bride,
So your (I)God will rejoice over you.
6 On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed (J)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who (K)profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And (L)give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes (M)Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.
8 (N)The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm:
“I will (O)never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [f]foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who (P)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, (Q)go through the gates,
Clear a way [g]for the people!
(R)Build up, build up the (S)highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a (T)flag over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the (U)end of the earth:
(V)Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your (W)salvation is coming;
(X)Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “(Y)The holy people,
The (Z)redeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought Out, A City (AA)Not Abandoned.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Hephzibah
- Isaiah 62:4 I.e., Beulah
- Isaiah 62:5 Lit joy of the groom is over
- Isaiah 62:8 Lit sons of foreigners
- Isaiah 62:10 Lit of
Isaiah 62
International Children’s Bible
New Jerusalem
62 Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her.
For Jerusalem’s sake I will not stop speaking.
I will speak until her goodness shines like a bright light.
I will speak until her salvation burns bright like a flame.
2 Jerusalem, the nations will see your goodness.
All kings will see your honor.
Then you will have a new name.
The Lord himself will give you that new name.
3 You will be like a beautiful crown in the Lord’s hand.
You will be like a king’s crown in your God’s hand.
4 You will never again be called the People that God Left.
Your land will never again be called the Land that God Destroyed.
You will be called the People God Loves.
Your land will be called the Bride of God.
This is because the Lord loves you.
And your land will belong to him as a bride belongs to her husband.
5 As a young man marries a woman,
so your children will marry your land.
As a man is very happy about his new wife,
so your God will be happy with you.
6 Jerusalem, I have put guards on the walls to watch.
They must not be silent day or night.
You people who remind the Lord
should never be quiet.
7 You should not stop praying to the Lord until he builds up Jerusalem.
Don’t stop until he makes Jerusalem a city all people will praise.
8 The Lord has made a promise.
And by his power he will keep his promise.
He said, “I will never again give your grain
as food to your enemies.
I will not let your enemies drink the wine
that you have worked to make.
9 The person who gathers food will eat it.
And he will praise the Lord.
The person who gathers the grapes will drink the wine
in the courts of my Temple.”
10 Go through, go through the gates!
Make the way ready for the people.
Build up, build up the road!
Move all the stones off the road.
Raise the banner as a sign for the people.
11 The Lord is speaking
to all the faraway lands:
“Tell the people of Jerusalem,
‘Look, your Savior is coming.
He is bringing your reward to you.
He is bringing his payment with him.’”
12 His people will be called the Holy People.
They will be called the Saved People of the Lord.
And Jerusalem will be called the City God Wants.
It will be named the City God Has Not Rejected.
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