UIsaya 62:4

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

4 Akuyi kuba sathiwa kuwe unguSishiywa, nelizwe lakho akuyi kuba sathiwa kulo, Kusenkangala; ukubizwa kwakho kuya kuthiwa unguNdimnanzileyo, nelizwe lakho kuthiwe nguNokwenda; ngokuba uYehova ekunanzile, nelizwe lakho lendile.

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shalt no: Isaiah 62:12, Isaiah 32:14, Isaiah 32:15, Isaiah 49:14, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:6, Isaiah 54:7, Hosea 1:9, Hosea 1:10, Romans 9:25-27, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Peter 2:10

Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her, Isaiah 62:5, Psalms 149:4, Jeremiah 32:41, Zephaniah 3:17

Beulah: that is, Married, Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 61:10, Jeremiah 3:14, Hosea 2:19, Hosea 2:20, John 3:29, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:9, Revelation 21:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:19 - because Numbers 14:8 - delight 2 Samuel 15:26 - General 1 Kings 10:9 - delighteth 2 Kings 21:1 - Hephzibah 2 Chronicles 9:8 - General 2 Chronicles 20:26 - the name Esther 2:14 - delighted Esther 6:6 - whom the king Psalms 16:3 - in whom Psalms 45:11 - So shall Psalms 147:11 - taketh Proverbs 31:28 - her husband Song of Solomon 2:6 - General Song of Solomon 7:6 - General Song of Solomon 8:3 - General Isaiah 49:21 - am desolate Isaiah 60:21 - people Isaiah 62:2 - thou shalt Isaiah 65:19 - I will Malachi 3:17 - jewels Matthew 25:1 - the bridegroom John 15:11 - my 2 Corinthians 4:9 - but Ephesians 5:32 - speak

Gill's Notes on the 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 presence as is desirable; sensible communion with him being withheld; the word and ordinances not owned and blessed, or very little; and few souls converted; and the interest of Christ, labouring under many difficulties and discouragements, under the reproaches and persecutions of men, and so looked as if forsaken of God; but in the latter day all these complaints shall be removed; and the presence of God will be very manifest in his churches, and among his people; and they will appear to be his care and charge; see Isaiah 60:15:

neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; as the Gentile world was before the preaching of the Gospel in it; and as the land of Israel now is, and the Jewish people are, having rejected the Messiah, and continuing in impenitence and unbelief; and as the church of Christ is, when the word and ordinances are neglected, or little success attends them; but now more shall be the children of the desolate than of the married wife; many souls shall be born again in Zion, and many sons and daughters brought there, and brought up there, and therefore shall not be called desolate, Isaiah 49:19:

but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah; the former of these was the name of Hezekiah's mother, 2 Kings 21:1 and a fit name for the church of Christ, who is pleasant to him for delights, Song of Solomon 7:6 and the latter well agrees with her being married to Christ. The meaning of these names is explained in the next clause; or the reason of their being given:

for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land is married; the former explains "Hephzibah", which signifies "my delight is in her"; Christ delighted in his church from everlasting, as they were the objects of his own and his Father's love; as chosen in him, and given to him as his spouse and bride, Proverbs 8:31 and he delights in them in time, as clothed with his righteousness, washed in his blood, and adorned with the graces of his Spirit; he delights in their company, to hear their voice, and see their countenance; they are the excellent in the earth, in whom is all his delight, Psalms 16:2, and he will delight in them hereafter, in the spiritual reign, when he will glorify and beautify them, and make them an eternal excellency, Isaiah 60:7, and in the personal reign, when they shall be as a bride adorned for her husband, and his tabernacle shall be among them, and he will reign with them, and they with him; during which time he will be presenting them to himself, and delighting in them, as a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, Revelation 21:2 and in heaven to all eternity. The latter clause explains "Beulah", which signifies "married", as the church secretly was to Christ from all eternity; in the latter day the espousals of her to him will be more open and manifest; then the marriage of the Lamb will be come, and it will more clearly appear that she is in such a state, by the numerous converts in her, or sons and daughters that will be born in her to Christ, both of Jews and Gentiles, Revelation 19:7.

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 be conferred on her.

Neither shall thy land - Thy country shall no more be so wasted that the term desolation (שׁממה sh^emâmâh, Greek ἔρημος erēmos) shall be properly applied to it.

But thou shalt be called Hepzi-bah - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘My delight is in her.’ The idea is, that Yahweh would show her such favor, and he would have so much pleasure in his people, that this name of endearment would be appropriately given to her. The Septuagint renders this, Θέλημα ἐμὸν Thelēma emon - ‘My will,’ or my delight. The sense is, that Jerusalem would be eminently the object of his delight.

And thy land Beulah - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘Married;’ or rather, ‘thou art married.’ The Septuagint renders it, Οἰκουμένη Oikoumenē - ‘Inhabited.’ Lowth renders it, ‘The wedded matron.’ The figure is taken from a female who had been divorced, and whose appropriate name was Forsaken.’ God says here that the appropriate name henceforward would not be the Forsaken, but the married one - the one favored and blessed of God (see the notes at Isaiah 1:1). Language like this is common in the East. ‘A sovereign is spoken of as married to his dominions; they mutually depend on each other. When a king takes possessions from another, he is said to be married to them’ - (Roberts).

Thy land shall be married - See the notes at Isaiah 54:4-6, where this figure is extended to greater length. By a similar figure the church is represented as the beautiful bride of the Lamb of God Revelation 21:9; Revelation 19:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 62:4. Thy land Beulah — בעולה beulah, married. In the prophets, a desolate land is represented under the notion of a widow; an inhabited land, under that of a married woman, who has both a husband and children.