KJV King James Version
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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 World English Bible
You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 62
1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp [that] burneth.
2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
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.
4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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.
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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לֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיֵאָמֵר֩H559 · a.marto sayלָ֨ךְH9032 · khyouע֜וֹדH5750 · odstillעֲזוּבָ֗הH5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeוּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetלֹא־H3808 · lonotיֵאָמֵ֥רH559 · a.marto sayעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillשְׁמָמָ֔הH8077 · she.ma.mahdevastationכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforלָ֗ךְH9032 · khyouיִקָּרֵא֙H7121 · qa.rato call: call toחֶפְצִי־H2657 · cheph.tsi bahHephzibahבָ֔הּH2657 · cheph.tsi bahHephzibahוּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְH776 · e.retsland: country/planetבְּעוּלָ֑הH1166 · ba.alMarriedכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָפֵ֤ץH2654 · cha.phetsto delight inיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבָּ֔ךְH9032 · khyouוְאַרְצֵ֖ךְH776 · e.retsland: country/planetתִּבָּעֵֽל׃H1166 · ba.alMarried
Cross-references
Zephaniah 3:17The 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 2:19-20And 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.Isaiah 62:12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.Isaiah 54:5-7For 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.Jeremiah 32:41Yea, 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.1 Peter 2:10Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.Isaiah 61:10I 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.Psalm 149:4For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.Isaiah 54:1Sing, 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 60:15Whereas 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 3:14Turn, 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 62:5For [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.2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.Ephesians 5:25-27Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.Isaiah 32:14-15Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;Revelation 21:9-10And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
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