OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Isaiah 62:4

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.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Isaiah 62:4 in context

Isaiah 62:1–7

For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace,

and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,

until her righteousness shines out like the dawn,

and her salvation like a burning lamp.

The nations will see your righteousness,

and all kings your glory.

You will be called by a new name,

which the LORD’s mouth will name.

You will also be a crown of beauty in the LORD’s hand,

and a royal diadem in your God’s hand.

Selected verse

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.

For as a young man marries a virgin,

so your sons will marry you.

As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,

so your God will rejoice over you.

I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.

They will never be silent day nor night.

You who call on the LORD, take no rest,

and give him no rest until he establishes,

and until he makes Jerusalem a praise on the earth.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

Read the complete chapter in World English Bible Updated.