Isaiah 62

International Standard Version

62 “And^[a] I won’t remain silent,^[b]
    and for Jerusalem’s sake I won’t stay quiet,
until her vindication shines out like brightness,
    and her salvation like a burning torch.
² The nations will see your vindication,
    and all the kings your glory;
and people will call you^[c] by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
³ You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
⁴ And^[d] you’ll no longer be called ‘Deserted,’
    and your land will no longer be called ‘Desolate’;
but people will call you^[e] ‘Hephzibah,’^[f]
    and your land ‘Beulah’^[g]—
for the Lord will take delight in you,
    and your land will be married.”

¹⁰ “Pass through^[q] the gates!
    prepare the way for the people!
Build up! Build up the highway!
    Clear it of stumbling stones,^[r]
        speak among the peoples.^[s]
11 Here is the Lord!
    Proclaim^[t] to the ends^[u] of the earth,
say to the inhabitants^[v] of Zion:
    ‘See, your salvation is coming!
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompenses are^[w] before him.’
¹² People will call them, ‘The Holy People,’
    ‘The Redeemed of the Lord’;
and they will call you,^[x] ‘Sought After,’
    ‘The City Not Deserted.’”