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King James Version

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Righteous;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jerusalem;   Titles and Names of the Church;   Titles and Names of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Redeem, Redemption, Redeemer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ammi;   Love;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Avenger of Blood;   Salvation;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
And they will call them, "The holy people,The redeemed of Yahweh";And you will be called, "Sought out, a city not forsaken."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they will call them, "The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD"; And you will be called, "Sought out, a city not forsaken."
Bible in Basic English
And they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you will be named, Desired, A town not given up.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they whom the Lorde deliuereth, shalbe called the holy people: and as for thee, thou shalt be named the greatlye occupied, and not the forsaken citie.
Darby Translation
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah; and thou shalt be called, The sought out, The city not forsaken.
New King James Version
And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
Literal Translation
And they shall call them, The Holy People, the Redeemed of Jehovah. And to you it shall be called, Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
Easy-to-Read Version
His people will be called "The Holy People," "The Saved People of the Lord ." And you, Jerusalem, will be called "The City God Wants," "The City God Is With."
World English Bible
They shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Yahweh: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
King James Version (1611)
And they shall call them, The holy people: the redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, a citie not forsaken.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For they who ye LORDE delyuereth, shalbe called the holy people: & as for the, thou shalt be named the greatly occupied, and not the forsaken.
Amplified Bible
And they will call them "The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD"; And you will be called "Sought Out, A City Not Deserted."
American Standard Version
And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Update Bible Version
And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Yahweh: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
New Century Version
His people will be called the Holy People, the Saved People of the Lord , and Jerusalem will be called the City God Wants, the City God Has Not Rejected.
New English Translation
They will be called, "The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the Lord ." You will be called, "Sought After, City Not Abandoned."
Contemporary English Version
Then you will be called, ‘The Lord 's Own People, The Ones He Rescued!' Your city will be known as a good place to live and a city full of people."
Complete Jewish Bible
They will call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of Adonai . You will be called D'rushah [Sought-After], ‘Ir Lo Ne‘ezvah [City-No-Longer-Abandoned].
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they shal call them, The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord, and thou shalt be named, A citie sought out and not forsaken.
George Lamsa Translation
And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called, Avenged, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Hebrew Names Version
They shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; and thou shalt be called Sought out, a city not forsaken.
New Living Translation
They will be called "The Holy People" and "The People Redeemed by the Lord ." And Jerusalem will be known as "The Desirable Place" and "The City No Longer Forsaken."
New Life Bible
And they will call them "The holy people, the people who have been saved and set free by the Lord." And you will be called "A city looked for, a city that God has not forgotten."
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And one shall call them the holy people, the redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called a city sought out, and not forsaken.
English Revised Version
And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Berean Standard Bible
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
New Revised Standard
They shall be called, "The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord "; and you shall be called, "Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall men call them - The holy people The redeemed of Yahweh, - And, thou, shalt be called - Sought out, A city not forsaken,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall call them, The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord. But thou shalt be called: A city sought after, and not forsaken.
Lexham English Bible
And they shall call them "The Holy People, The Redeemed Of Yahweh," and you shall be called "Sought After, A City Is Not Forsaken."
English Standard Version
And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord ; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
New American Standard Bible
And they will call them, "The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD"; And you will be called, "Sought Out, A City Not Abandoned."
Good News Translation
You will be called "God's Holy People," "The People the Lord Has Saved." Jerusalem will be called "The City That God Loves," "The City That God Did Not Forsake."
Christian Standard Bible®
And they will be called the Holy People, the Lord 's Redeemed; and you will be called Cared For, A City Not Deserted.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen clepe hem the hooli puple, ayenbouyt of the Lord. Forsothe thou schalt be clepid a citee souyt, and not forsakun.
Revised Standard Version
And they shall be called The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought out, a city not forsaken.
Young's Literal Translation
And they have cried to them, `People of the Holy One, Redeemed of Jehovah,' Yea, to thee is called, `Sought out one, a city not forsaken!'

Contextual Overview

10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. 11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The holy: Isaiah 60:21, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 26:19, Deuteronomy 28:9, 1 Peter 2:9

The redeemed: Isaiah 35:9, Psalms 107:2, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, Revelation 5:9

Sought out: Isaiah 65:1, Ezekiel 34:11-16, Matthew 18:11-13, Luke 15:4, Luke 15:5, Luke 19:10, John 4:23, John 10:16

not: Isaiah 62:4, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 13:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:6 - and an Deuteronomy 14:2 - General Psalms 74:2 - redeemed Psalms 149:2 - let the Isaiah 40:1 - comfort Isaiah 43:1 - Fear Isaiah 56:5 - and a Isaiah 60:14 - The city Isaiah 62:2 - thou shalt Isaiah 63:18 - people Jeremiah 13:11 - for a name Jeremiah 33:9 - a name Jeremiah 51:5 - Israel Daniel 12:7 - the holy Zephaniah 3:20 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall call them the holy people,.... For whom the way is prepared, to whom the standard is lifted up, and the proclamation made, and who upon it are gathered in to Christ the Saviour, and to the church: these shall be called, by men that know them, have a spirit of discerning, and are capable of judging, "the holy people"; a people separated and set apart for God, for his service and glory; chosen to be a special people, above all the people of the earth; chosen through sanctification of the Spirit, and to holiness here and hereafter, and so sanctified by God the Father, as in Judges 1:1, and in consequence of it are made holy by the Spirit of God, in the effectual calling; they are not holy by nature, nor by their own power, but by the grace of God, who calls them with a holy calling, and to holiness, and implants principles of grace and holiness in them, so that they are truly and really so. This character respects the church and its members in the latter day, when everyone that remains in Jerusalem, and every pot and vessel there, shall be holiness to the Lord; yea, that shall be upon the bells of the horses, Isaiah 4:3:

the redeemed of the Lord; which character includes the blessing of redemption, from whence the denomination is, which is a blessing of a spiritual nature; the redemption of the soul from sin, Satan, the law, its curse, and condemnation, and from all enemies; a blessing early in the heart of God; contrived by his infinite wisdom; secured in the covenant of grace; wrought out by Christ; is a plenteous one, containing various blessings of grace in it, and, in its effects and consequences, of an eternal duration: this character is also expressive of Christ, as the author of the above blessing: these are not redeemed by themselves, nor by their friends, nor by men, nor by angels, but by the Lord; who, as man, is the near kinsman of his people, and has the right to redeem; as God, he is mighty and able to redeem them; and who by his precious blood has obtained redemption for them; so that he has a property in them, which is asserted in this character; they are not their own, nor any other's but his, a peculiar people, redeemed from among men, the special favourites of heaven; and who, in consequence of it, are called, and kept, and saved with an everlasting salvation:

and thou shalt be called, Sought out; thou, daughter of Zion; or the church of God, consisting of elect, redeemed, and called ones; such as are sought out of the ruins of the fall, among the men of the world, and dust of the earth; found in a very miserable condition, usually by means of the Gospel, and by Christ, who knows them well, where are, and what the time of finding them, and can by name, and does; all which is the fruit and effect of his love unto them; though this character may chiefly respect the notice that will be taken of the church in the latter day; whereas she has been Zion, whom no man seeks after,

Jeremiah 30:17, now she shall be sought and flocked unto by all nations, and by great personages, even by the kings and princes of the earth, Isaiah 2:2.

A city not forsaken; the city of the living God, of which saints are fellow citizens, consisting of many persons, in good and flourishing circumstances, and which shall not be forsaken of men, as it has been,

Isaiah 60:15, but shall be filled with converts, both Jews and Gentiles; nor forsaken of God, but shall enjoy his gracious presence, and sensible communion with him in his ordinances; nor shall any of its true members be forsaken, or the work of grace in them; they shall none of them perish, but have everlasting life; so that here is a cluster of glorious doctrines, in their order and connection one with another: election in the first character; redemption in the second; effectual calling in the third; and final perseverance in the last.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they shall call them - It shall be the honorable and just name by which they shall be known, that they are a holy people, and that they are the redeemed of Yahweh. No name is so honorable as that; no one conveys so much that is elevated and ennobling as to say of one, ‘he is one whom Yahweh has redeemed from sin and death and hell by atoning blood.’ He who has a just sense of the import of this name, will desire no Other record to be made of his life - no other inscription on his tomb - than that he is one who has been redeemed by Yahweh.

And thou shalt be called - (See the notes at Isaiah 62:2).

Sought out - The city much sought after, or much desired - to wit, by converts who shall come from afar; by foreigners who shall come to do thee honor (see Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 40:5-6, Isaiah 40:10-11; Isaiah 49:18-22). Or it may mean that Jerusalem would be a city sought out and desired by Yahweh; that is, no more forsaken by him. So Gesenius understands it.

A city not forsaken - No longer given up to the invasions of a foreign enemy, and abandoned to long desolation. The idea is, that the church and people of God would be the object of his kind protecting care henceforward, and would enjoy his continued smiles.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 62:12. They shall call them — These characteristics seem to be put in their inverted order. -

1. God will not forsake them.

2. They shall be sought out.

3. They shall be redeemed. And,

4. Be in consequence a holy people.

1. When God calls, it is a proof that he has not forsaken.

2. When he seeks, it is a proof he is waiting to be gracious.

3. When the atonement is exhibited, all things are then ready.

4. And when that is received, holiness of heart and life is then to be kept continually in view, as this is the genuine work of God's Spirit; and without holiness none shall see the Lord.


 
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