Isaiah 62 · Verse 12

Isaiah 62:12

And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Isaiah 62:12, King James Version

Isaiah 62:12 in other translations

BSBAnd they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
WEBThey will call them “The Holy People, The LORD’s Redeemed”. You will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken”.
ASVAnd they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
YLTAnd they have cried to them, ‘People of the Holy One, Redeemed of Jehovah,' Yea, to thee is called, ‘Sought out one, a city not forsaken!'
DARBYAnd they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah; and thou shalt be called, The sought out, The city not forsaken.
BBEAnd they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you will be named, Desired, A town not given up.
WebsterAnd they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

What does Isaiah 62:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Sought out--Sought after and highly prized by Jehovah; answering to "not forsaken" in the parallel clause; no longer abandoned, but loved; image from a wife (Is 62:4; Jr 30:14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 They shall call them - These characteristics seem to be put in their inverted order. - 1. God will not forsake them. 2. They shall be sought out. 3. They shall be redeemed. And, 4. Be in consequence a holy people. 1. When God calls, it is a proof that he has not forsaken. 2. When he seeks, it is a proof he is waiting to be gracious. 3. When the atonement is exhibited, all things are then ready. 4. And when that is received, holiness of heart and life is then to be kept continually in view, as this is the genuine work of God's Spirit; and without holiness none shall see the Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 62:10-12

Way shall be made for Christ's salvation; all difficulties shall be removed. He brings a reward of comfort and peace with him; but a work of humiliation and reformation before him; and they shall be called, The holy people, and, The redeemed of the Lord. Holiness puts honour and beauty upon any place or person, makes them admired, beloved, and sought after. Many events may have been part fulfilments of this, as…

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Isaiah 62:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְקָרְא֥וּve.ka.re.'Uand people will callH7121
לָהֶ֛םla.Hem<to> them
עַם\־'am-[the] people ofH5971
הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.desh<the> holinessH6944
גְּאוּלֵ֣יge.'u.Lei[the] redeemed ofH1350
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלָךְ֙ve.loKhand to you
יִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'it will be calledH7121
דְרוּשָׁ֔הde.ru.Shah[one] sought outH1875
עִ֖יר'ira cityH5892
לֹ֥אlo'[which] notH3808
נֶעֱזָֽבָה\׃\ \סne.'e.Za.vahit has been forsakenH5800

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 62:12

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • Deuteronomy 26:19

    And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

  • Isaiah 62:4

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:9

    The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

  • Isaiah 35:9

    No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  • Deuteronomy 7:6

    For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

  • Psalms 107:2

    Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Matthew 16:18

    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

  • Isaiah 42:16

    And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  • Ezekiel 34:11-16

    For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. …

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The holy.
60:21; De 7:6; 26:19; 28:9; 1Pe 2:9
The redeemed.
35:9; Ps 107:2; 1Pe 1:18,19; Re 5:9
Sought out.
65:1; Eze 34:11-16; Mt 18:11-13; Lu 15:4,5; 19:10; Joh 4:23; 10:16
not.
4; Mt 16:18; 28:20; Heb 13:5

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Context

  • Isaiah 62:11

    Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

  • Isaiah 62:12

    And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

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Isaiah 62:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llamarles han Pueblo Santo, Redimidos de Jehová; y á ti te llamarán Ciudad Buscada, no desamparada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on les appellera le peuple saint, les rachetés de l’ Éternel; et toi, tu seras appelée la recherchée, la ville non abandonnée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und man wird sie nennen: das heilige Volk, die Erlösten Jehovas; und dich wird man nennen: die Gesuchte, Stadt, die nicht mehr verlassen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vocabunt eos, Populus sanctus, redempti a Domino; tu autem vocaberis, Quæsita civitas, et non Derelicta.