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Isaiah 62:1 open_in_new
For Zion's sake, &c. Not fulfilled, therefore, in the Gospel dispensation: for Zion is still trodden down of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24).
I. Here we have Messiah's intercession for Israel. See "B", p. 1007.
rest. Compare verses: Isaiah 62:6; Isaiah 62:7.
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Isaiah 62:2 open_in_new
the Gentiles. nations.
called by. new name. As Abraham was (Genesis 17:5), and Jacob (Genesis 32:28).
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
name. expressly name, or specify.
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Isaiah 62:3 open_in_new
crown. bridal crown. Hebrew. 'atarah, as in Isaiah 28:5; 2 Samuel 12:30; Song of Solomon 3:11.
glory. beauty.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
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Isaiah 62:4 open_in_new
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 Kings 21:1.
Beulah. Hebrew. Be'ulah. married. See note above. Note the Alternation in this verse.
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Isaiah 62:5 open_in_new
thy sons marry thee. Note the Figure of speech Catachresis (App-6) . See note on marry, below.
marry. own, or possess. Hebrew. ba'al. to become an owner, or husband of. wife. See Isaiah 62:4.
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Isaiah 62:6 open_in_new
day nor night. Hebrew all the day and all the night.
ye that make mention of. ye that remind.
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Isaiah 62:7 open_in_new
rest. silence, as in Isaiah 62:6.
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Isaiah 62:8 open_in_new
sworn. Figure of speech Deesis. App-6.
right hand... arm. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
I will no more give, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:30; Deuteronomy 28:31, &c). App-92.
stranger. foreigner.
wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27.
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Isaiah 62:9 open_in_new
gathered it. gathered it in. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 20:6; Deuteronomy 28:30). Compare Jeremiah 31:5. App-92.
praise the LORD. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 14:26; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 16:14). See note on "shall not" (Isaiah 13:10).
brought it together. gathered it out. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 12:12). App-92.
the courts of My holiness. My holy courts.
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Isaiah 62:10 open_in_new
the People. In Isaiah 40:3 the way is to be "prepared" for Messiah: here, for His People.
cast up, cast up the highway. Compare Figures of speech Epizeuxis and Polyptoton. App-6. See note on "highway" (Isaiah 7:3).
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Isaiah 62:11 open_in_new
Behold. Figure of speech. Asterismos. App-6.
world. Hebrew earth. Hebrew. 'eretz.
work. recompense.