Isaiah 62 · Verse 4

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.

Isaiah 62:4, King James Version

Isaiah 62:4 in other translations

BSB	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 be His bride.
WEB	You will not be called Forsaken any more, nor will your land be called Desolate any more; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married.
ASV	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 Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
YLT	It is not said of thee any more, ‘Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, ‘Desolate,' For to thee is cried, ‘My delight is in her,' And to thy land, ‘Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.
DARBY	Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, and thy land, Married; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
BBE	You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married.
Webster	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.

What does Isaiah 62:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

4. be termed--be "forsaken," so as that that term could be applicable to thee. Hephzi-bah--(2Ki 21:1), the name of Hezekiah's wife, a type of Jerusalem, as Hezekiah was of Messiah (Is 32:1): "my delight is in her." Beulah--"Thou art married." See the same contrast of Zion's past and future state under the same figure (Is 54:4-6; Re 21:2, 4). land ... married--to Jehovah as its Lord and Husband: implying not only ownership, but protection on the part of the Owner [Horsley].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 4 Thy land Beulah - בעולה beulah, married. In the prophets, a desolate land is represented under the notion of a widow; an inhabited land, under that of a married woman, who has both a husband and children.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5

God's care of his church and people. (Is. 62:1-5) The office of ministers in preaching the gospel. (Is. 62:6-9) Every hinderance shall be removed from the way of salvation. (Is. 62:10-12) Verses 1-5 The Son of God here assures his church of his unfailing love, and his pleading for her under all trails and difficulties. She shall be called by a new name, a pleasant name, such as she was never called by before. The…

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Isaiah 62:4 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.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808

יֵאָמֵר֩ye.'a.Merit will be saidH559

לָ֨ךְlakhof you

ע֜וֹדodagainH5750

עֲזוּבָ֗ה'a.zu.VahabandonedH5800

וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙u.le.'ar.tzeKhand of land yourH776

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808

יֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.Merit will be saidH559

עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750

שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahdesolationH8077

כִּ֣יkithatH3588

לָ֗ךְLakhto you

יִקָּרֵא֙yi.ka.Re'it will be calledH7121

חֶפְצִי\־chef.tzi-Hephzi-H2657

בָ֔הּVah-bahH2657

וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְu.le.'ar.Tzekhand to land yourH776

בְּעוּלָ֑הbe.'u.LahmarriedH1166

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588

חָפֵ֤ץcha.Fetzhe delightsH2654

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068

בָּ֔ךְBakhin you

וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְve.'ar.Tzekhand land yourH776

תִּבָּעֵֽל\׃ti.ba.'Elit will be marriedH1166

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Cross references for Isaiah 62:4

Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Hosea 2:19-20
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.
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 54:5-7
For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Jeremiah 32:41
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
1 Peter 2:10
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Psalms 149:4
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Jeremiah 3:14
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Isaiah 62:5
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

shalt no.
12; 32:14,15; 49:14; 54:1,6,7; Ho 1:9,10; Ro 9:25-27; Heb 13:5
1Pe 2:10
Hephzibah. that is, My delight is in her.
5; Ps 149:4; Jer 32:41; Zep 3:17
Beulah. that is, Married.
54:5; 61:10; Jer 3:14; Ho 2:19,20; Joh 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Eph 5:25-27
Re 21:2,9,10

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Context

Isaiah 62:3
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
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.
Isaiah 62:5
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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Isaiah 62:4 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Nunca más te llamarán Desamparada, ni tu tierra se dirá más Asolamiento; sino que serás llamada Hephzibah, y tu tierra, Beulah; porque el amor de Jehová será en ti, y tu tierra será casada.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	On ne te dira plus la délaissée, et on n’appellera plus ta terre la désolée. Car on t’appellera: Mon plaisir en elle, et ta terre: La mariée; car le plaisir de l’ Éternel est en toi, et ton pays sera marié.
German Elberfelder 1871	Nicht mehr wird man dich "Verlassene" heißen, und dein Land nicht mehr "Wüste" heißen; sondern man wird dich nennen "meine Lust an ihr", und dein Land "Vermählte"; denn Jehova wird Lust an dir haben, und dein Land wird vermählt werden.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Non vocaberis ultra Derelicta, et terra tua non vocabitur amplius Desolata; sed vocaberis, Voluntas mea in ea, et terra tua Inhabitata, quia complacuit Domino in te, et terra tua inhabitabitur.