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Isaiah 62:5

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For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Isaiah 62

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 420.

(Verse 5.) For a young man shall dwell with a virgin, and your sons shall dwell in you. And your God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride. LXX: And as a young man dwells with a virgin, so shall your sons dwell in you. And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall the Lord rejoice over you. And the Apostle says: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the Church (Ephesians 5:25).

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 The two withdrawn names, Forsaken and Desolate, are replaced by two given names, Hephzibah meaning my delight is in her, and Beulah meaning married, so the land itself is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
For as a young man marrieth a virgin - Roberts remarks on this, ‘In general no youth marries a widow. Such a thing I scarcely ever heard of (in India), nor will it ever be except under some very extraordinary circumstances, as in the case of a queen, princess, or great heiress. Even widowers also, if possible, always marry virgins.’ The idea here is, that Yahweh would have delight in his people, which would be properly represented by the affection which a young man has for his bride.

The words behind it

13 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • יִבְעַ֤לhe marries

    yivalH1166 →15 times

  • בָּחוּר֙a young man

    bachurH970 →44 times

  • בְּתוּלָ֔הa young woman

    betulahH1330 →50 times

  • יִבְעָל֖וּךְthey will marry you

    yivalukhH1166 →15 times

  • בָּנָ֑יִךְsons your

    banayikhH1121 →4930 times

  • וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂand [the] joy of

    umesosH4885 →17 times

  • חָתָן֙a bridegroom

    chatanH2860 →

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כַּלָּ֔הa bride

    kalahH3618 →34 times

  • יָשִׂ֥ישׂhe will rejoice

    yasisH7797 →27 times

  • עָלַ֖יִךְon you

    ʾalayikhH5921 →5755 times

  • אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃God your

    ʾelohayikhH430 →2601 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 62:4No 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.15 worksRevelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.13 worksJeremiah 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.7 worksIsaiah 65:19I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.6 worksSong of Solomon 3:11Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.6 worksPsalms 19:5Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,6 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.5 worksIsaiah 49:17Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.4 worksGenesis 26:8When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.4 worksPsalms 104:31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.4 worksLuke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.4 worksPsalms 45:11–16and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.3 worksIsaiah 49:18–22Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.3 worksSong of Solomon 4:9You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.3 worksDeuteronomy 30:9So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,3 worksIsaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.3 worksLuke 10:21At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.3 worksLuke 15:5And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Hebrews 12:2

    Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…

    it leads to

    • Micah 7:7

      But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

    • 1 Peter 3:18

      For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

    • 1 Peter 2:23–24

      When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

    • Hebrews 1:3

      The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…

    • Philippians 1:6

      being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

  • Through

    Isaiah 62:4

    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…

    it leads to

    • 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.”

    • Hosea 2:19–20

      So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

    • Isaiah 62:12

      And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

Where this verse is studied

1 study on this verse
The Songs of Joy — James Tissot

On Isaiah 62:5

The God Who Sings — Zephaniah 3:17

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Isaiah: the study guide →Read Isaiah 62 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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