Isaiah 62:4
in Isaiah 62No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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 the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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This verse in Isaiah 62
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(Verse 4.) You will no longer be called forsaken, and your land will no longer be called desolate; but you will be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land will be inhabited, for the Lord takes pleasure in you; and your land will be married. LXX: And you will never again be called forsaken, and your land will not be called deserted anymore. Indeed, you will be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land will be inhabited.
This site's exposition
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory
on Isaiah 62:3-5
Zion becomes an ornament held in God's own hand, a crown and a royal diadem carried by the Lord rather than by any human king. The two withdrawn names, Forsaken and Desolate, are replaced by two given names, Hephzibah meaning my delight is in her, and Beulah meaning married, so the land itself is pictured as a bride the Lord delights in and takes for his own. Gill traces the naming as the reversal of the exile's shame, the same land once called deserted now called by a bridegroom's word. The marriage figure closes with the ordinary comparison of a young man and his bride, God's rejoicing over Zion measured against the most joyful human bond the writers knew.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Thy land Beulah - בעולה beulah, married. In the prophets, a desolate land is represented under the notion of a widow; an inhabited land, under that of a married woman, who has both a husband and children.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵאָמֵר֩ | yeamer | it will be said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָ֨ךְ | lakh | of you | ||
| ע֜וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| עֲזוּבָ֗ה | ʾazuvah | abandoned | H5800 → | 215 times |
| וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ | uleartzekh | and of land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵאָמֵ֥ר | yeamer | it will be said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עוֹד֙ | ʾod | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| שְׁמָמָ֔ה | shemamah | desolation | H8077 → | 57 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לָ֗ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| יִקָּרֵא֙ | yikare' | it will be called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| חֶפְצִי־ | cheftzi- | Hephzi- | H2657 → | |
| בָ֔הּ | vah | -bah | H2657 → | |
| וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ | uleartzekh | and to land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּעוּלָ֑ה | beulah | married | H1166 → | 15 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חָפֵ֤ץ | chafetz | he delights | H2654 → | 74 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּ֔ךְ | bakh | in you | ||
| וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ | veartzekh | and land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| תִּבָּעֵֽל׃ | tibael | it will be married | H1166 → | 15 times |
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֵאָמֵר֩it will be said
yeamerH559 →5305 times
לָ֨ךְof you
lakh
ע֜וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
עֲזוּבָ֗הabandoned
ʾazuvahH5800 →215 times
וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙and of land your
uleartzekhH776 →2504 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֵאָמֵ֥רit will be said
yeamerH559 →5305 times
עוֹד֙again
ʾodH5750 →490 times
שְׁמָמָ֔הdesolation
shemamahH8077 →57 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
לָ֗ךְto you
lakh
יִקָּרֵא֙it will be called
yikare'H7121 →733 times
חֶפְצִי־Hephzi-
cheftzi-H2657 →
בָ֔הּ-bah
vahH2657 →
וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְand to land your
uleartzekhH776 →2504 times
בְּעוּלָ֑הmarried
beulahH1166 →15 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
חָפֵ֤ץhe delights
chafetzH2654 →74 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּ֔ךְin you
bakh
וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְand land your
veartzekhH776 →2504 times
תִּבָּעֵֽל׃it will be married
tibaelH1166 →15 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
it leads to
- Psalms 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
- Psalms 147:11
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Isaiah 62:4–5
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
- Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Psalms 149:4
Through
Jeremiah 32:41Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 24:6
I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Jeremiah 24:6
Through
Isaiah 62:12And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 1 Peter 2:9
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.