Isaiah 62 is the sixty-second chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the

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'' Old Testament of the Christian

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. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet

Isaiah Isaiah ( or ; he, , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "God is Salvation"), also known as Isaias, was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the ...

, and is one of the

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.Theodore Hiebert, et al. 1996. ''The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume VI''. Nashville: Abingdon. Chapters 56- 66 are often referred to as ''Trito-Isaiah''. In chapters 60-62, "three magnificent chapters", the prophet "hails the rising sun of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

’s prosperity".Skinner, J.
Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
on Isaiah 60, accessed 12 September 2018

Text

The original text was written in

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. This chapter is divided into 12 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in

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are of the

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tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century),

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(1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the

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(3rd century BC or later): * 1QIsa^a: complete * 1QIsa^b: extant: verses 2‑12 There is also a translation into

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known as the

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, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the

version include

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(B;

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(S; BHK:

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^S; 4th century),

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(A;

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^A; 5th century) and

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(Q;

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Parashot

The '' parashah'' sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 62 is a part of the ''Consolations (

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–66)''. : open ''parashah''; : closed ''parashah''. : 61:10-1162:1-9 62:10-12

Zion's new names (62:1–9)

The first part of the poem in this chapter envisages the astonishing transformation of Zion as a result of the divine plan of its 'vindication' (''sedeq'') and 'salvation' (yesu'a), that bring blessings for Zion in form of a new name and royal status. The new name for the restored city (Jeremiah 33:16; Ezekiel 48:35) does not necessarily abandon the old one (cf. Jacob was still known as Jacob although was given a new name "Israel"; Genesis 32:28; 35:10), but rather to signify the imagery changes (verse 6) of the city as the marriage-partner of YHWH from the 'desolate' condition in Isaiah 1:7, while witnessed by foreign nations.

Verse 4

: ''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 be married.'' *"Forsaken": translated from the Hebrew word " Azubah" (Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew text analysis
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's mother ( 1 Kings 22:42). Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905)
''Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers''. Isaiah 62.
London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 905-1906Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019. *"Desolate": translated from the Hebrew word "" (; cf. Jeremiah 34:22;

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:2, 6; Ezekiel 33:29; Ezekiel 36:34). Ezekiel prophesied the change: ::"''The land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced and are inhabited''" ( Ezekiel 36:35).Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors)
On "Isaiah 62".
In: ''The Pulpit Commentary''. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019. * " Hephzibah": literally, "My Delight Is in Her", also the name of

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's wife which gave birth to king

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( 2 Kings 21:1). Hephzibah in this verse is a symbolic name for

Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Nam ...

once it has been restored to the favor of

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. *" Beulah": in Hebrew means "married". see .

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Isaiah 62
Accessed 28 April 2019.

Zion's coming salvation (62:10–12)

The passage links to chapter 40 with the theme of 'building the highway' (verse 10), the 'processional way' up into the restored city, and the identity of verse 11 (the last part) with Isaiah 40:10. The restoration started in verse 4 is completed with the names for the community in verse 12: "what once was called 'forsaken' shall be so no longer".

Verse 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.'' The double imperatives are a marked feature of chapter 40–66 of the book.

Verse 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.'' KJV *"Sought out": that is, found after being 'lost' () or 'no one seeks her' (). Poole, Matthew, ''A Commentary on the Holy Bible''
"Isaiah 62"
Accessed 22 Agustus 2019. *"A city not forsaken": a special reference to the name "Azubah" in Isaiah 62:4 (cf. name changes in Hosea 2:1).

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External links

Jewish

Isaiah 62 Original Hebrew with Parallel English

Christian

Isaiah 62 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
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