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You will never again be called ‘The People God Left.’
    Your land will never again be called ‘The Land God Destroyed.’
You will be called ‘The People God Loves.’
    Your land will be called ‘God’s Bride,’
because the Lord loves you,
    and your land will be his.[a]
As a young man takes a bride and she belongs to him,
    so your land will belong to your children.[b]
As a man is happy with his new wife,
    so your God will be happy with you.

Jerusalem, I put guards on your walls.
    They will not be silent.
    They will keep praying day and night.

Guards, keep praying to the Lord.
    Remind him of his promise.
    Don’t ever stop praying.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 your land … his Or “He will marry your land.” This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word also means “He will be the lord of the land.”
  2. Isaiah 62:5 your land … children Or “Your builders will marry you.”

No longer will they call you Deserted,(A)
    or name your land Desolate.(B)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](C)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(D) in you,
    and your land will be married.(E)
As a young man marries a young woman,
    so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(F) rejoices over his bride,
    so will your God rejoice(G) over you.

I have posted watchmen(H) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.