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And[a] you’ll no longer be called ‘Deserted,’
    and your land will no longer be called ‘Desolate’;
but people will call you[b] ‘Hephzibah,’[c]
    and your land ‘Beulah’[d]
for the Lord will take delight in you,
    and your land will be married.”

“For just as[e] a young man marries a maiden,
    so your sons will marry you;
and just as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
    so your God will rejoice over you.

“Upon your walls, Jerusalem,
    I have posted watchmen;
all day and all night
    they won’t[f] remain silent.
You who make mention of the Lord,
    take no rest,

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks And
  2. Isaiah 62:4 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lacks will call you
  3. Isaiah 62:4 The Heb. word Hephzibah means My Delight is in Her
  4. Isaiah 62:4 The Heb. word Beulah means Married
  5. Isaiah 62:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack For just as
  6. Isaiah 62:6 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT LXX read never

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.