Isaiah 62:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah,a and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. ”

• Isaiah 62:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken - That is, thou shalt be no more so forsaken as to make such an I appellation proper. This refers to the new name which the prophet says Isaiah 62:2 will b...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Thou shalt no more be termed (e) 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 s...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The prophet will not rest in his mission ( cf. Isaiah 61:1 ) till Zion's triumph is resplendent, her brilliance dazzling kings and nations. Zion shall be as a beautiful crown which Yahweh takes in...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Forsaken. Hebrew. Azubah . From azab . See note on Isaiah 1:4 . Desolate. Hebrew. Shemamah . See note on Isaiah 1:7 . Hephzi-bah, which synchronized with this prophecy. See note on 2 Ki...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  4. Thou shalt no more be called forsaken. He meets a difficulty which might occur to the minds of believers, seeing that they were forsaken and abandoned, while at the same time they were ca...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken— The prophet had said in the second verse, that the church should be called by a new name, which name is here expressed: that is to say, a new attribute shou...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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 s...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. The speaker is probably Jehovah Himself. Hold my peace ] cp. Isaiah 42:14 . The righteousness ] i.e. her vindication, the setting of her right in the eyes of the world (cp. Isaiah 58:8 ). S...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken... — The change of name is here partially indicated, and probably finds its starting-point in the marriage of Hezekiah with Hephzi-bah ( 2 Kings 21:1 ), which,...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Land of Beulah Isaiah 62:1-12 The Intercessor , Isaiah 62:1-4 . Messiah is speaking here. Throughout the ages, He ever lives to make intercession. He asks that His Church may be one, tha...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Having thus dealt with the material prosperity, and with the spiritual realization, the prophet now describes in greater detail the vocational fulfilment. Speaking as in the midst of circumstances of...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Hephzi-bah, signifies delight; and Beulah means union and marriage. The joy is, that the soul is a marriageable creature, and that the Lord Jesus, in his assumption of our nature, hath married us, an...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken ,.... That is, of the Lord her God, as she had seemed to be to others, and thought to be so by herself, Isaiah 49:14 , not having so much of his gracious prese...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken As a woman forsaken by her husband. Neither shall thy land be termed Desolate Neither shall thy places of worship be empty, and thine ordinances of service b...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Prosperity of the Church. B. C. 706.       1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; as a woman forsaken by her husband, contemptible, and of low esteem. Neither shall thy land, i.e. the inhabitants of the land, a metonymy of the subject, a...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Anointed One Announcing Blessing On Zion ( Isaiah 62:1-5 ). The Anointed One promises His continued activity on behalf of God's people in their association with Zion (see note on Isaiah 59:20...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Hephzibah That is, My delight is in her.

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Isaiah 62:1-6 The speaker of these words is the personal Messiah. Notice the remarkable parallelism in the expressions selected as the text: "I will not hold My peace;" the watchmen "shall never h...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Isaiah 62:1 . For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace. The Redeemer speaks by his prophet; the zeal of his Father's house absorbed his soul. He imparted his Spirit to the apostles; they could not...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Thou shalt also be a crown of glory Zion a crown of glory God’s hand It is only through figurative representations that prophecy here sees what Zion will be in the future; she becomes a crown o...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Isaiah 62:1-23 FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY " THE SERVANT ." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophe...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Zion the Bride of Jehovah. The prophecy concerning the glory of Zion's perfection here reaches the highest point of exaltation: the congregation of the redeemed as the bride and spouse of the Lo...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 2:10 ; 2 Corinthians 11:2 ; Ephesians 5:25-27 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; Hosea 1:10 ; Hosea 1:9 ; Hosea 2:19 ; Hosea 2:20 ; Isaiah 32:14 ; Isaiah 32:15 ; Isaiah 49:14 ; Isaiah 54:1 ; Isaia...

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• Isaiah 62:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Forsaken — As a woman forsaken by her husband. Thy land — The inhabitants of the land. Hephzi — bah — My delight is in her; a new name agreeing with her new condition. Beulah — Married; agreeing to...

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