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But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/62.htm">New Living Translation</a> Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City” or “The Desolate Land.” Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight” and “The Bride of God,” for the LORD delights in you and will claim you as his bride. <a href="/esv/isaiah/62.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/62.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/62.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/62.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the LORD delights in you, And your land shall be married. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/62.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; But you will be called, “My delight is in her,” And your land, “Married”; For the LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/62.htm">NASB 1995</a> It will no longer be said to you, &#8220Forsaken,&#8221 Nor to your land will it any longer be said, &#8220Desolate"; But you will be called, &#8220My delight is in her,&#8221 And your land, &#8220Married"; For the LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/62.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; But you will be called, “My delight is in her,” And your land, “Married”; For the LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/62.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; But you will be called, “My delight is in her,” And your land, “Married”; For Yahweh takes pleasure in you, And to Him your land will be married. <a href="/amp/isaiah/62.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),” Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”; But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),” And your land, “Married”; For the LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the LORD]. <a href="/csb/isaiah/62.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will not be called Desolate; instead, you will be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/62.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will not be called Desolate; instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married. <a href="/asv/isaiah/62.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. <a href="/cev/isaiah/62.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Your name will no longer be "Deserted and Childless," but "Happily Married." You will please the LORD; your country will be his bride. <a href="/erv/isaiah/62.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/62.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will no longer be called Destroyed. But you will be named My Delight, and your land will be named Married. The LORD is delighted with you, and your land will be married. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/62.htm">Good News Translation</a> No longer will you be called "Forsaken," Or your land be called "The Deserted Wife." Your new name will be "God Is Pleased with Her." Your land will be called "Happily Married," Because the LORD is pleased with you And will be like a husband to your land. <a href="/isv/isaiah/62.htm">International Standard Version</a> And you'll no longer be called 'Deserted,' and your land will no longer be called 'Desolate'; but people will call you 'Hephzibah,' and your land 'Beulah' — for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married." <a href="/msb/isaiah/62.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. <a href="/net/isaiah/62.htm">NET Bible</a> You will no longer be called, "Abandoned," and your land will no longer be called "Desolate." Indeed, you will be called "My Delight is in Her," and your land "Married." For the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/62.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And you shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/62.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. <a href="/web/isaiah/62.htm">World English Bible</a> You will not be called Forsaken any more, nor will your land be called Desolate any more; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/62.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> It is not said of you anymore, “Forsaken!” And of your land it is not said anymore, “Desolate,” "" For to you is cried, “My delight [is] in her,” "" And to your land, “Married,” "" For YHWH has delighted in you, "" And your land is married. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/62.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> It is not said of thee any more, 'Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, 'Desolate,' For to thee is cried, 'My delight is in her,' And to thy land, 'Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married. <a href="/slt/isaiah/62.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> It shall no more be said to thee, Forsaken; and to thy land it shall no more be said, Desolation; for it shall be called to thee, My delight in her, and to thy land, Married: for Jehovah delighted in thee, and thy land shall be married.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/62.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou shalt no more be called Forsaken: and thy land shall no more be called Desolate: but thou shalt be called My pleasure in her, and thy land inhabited. Because the Lord hath been well pleased with thee: and thy land shall be inhabited. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/62.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You will no longer called Forsaken. And your land will no longer be called Desolate. Instead, you shall be called My Will within it, and your land shall be called Inhabited. For the Lord has been well pleased with you, and your land will be inhabited. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/62.htm">New American Bible</a> No more shall you be called “Forsaken,” nor your land called “Desolate,” But you shall be called “My Delight is in her,” and your land “Espoused.” For the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be espoused. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/62.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/62.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You shall no more be called Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight, and your land shall be cultivated; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall have husbandmen. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/62.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you shall not again be called “She who is divorced”, and your land shall not again be called desolate, but you shall be called “My delight” and your land “Married” because LORD JEHOVAH delighted in you and your land shall take a husband<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/62.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken, Neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; But thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, And thy land, Espoused; For the LORD delighteth in thee, And thy land shall be espoused. <a href="/sep/isaiah/62.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt no more be called Forsaken; and thy land shall no more be called Desert: for thou shalt be called My Pleasure, and thy land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in thee, and thy land shall be inhabited. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/62-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13701" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/62.htm">Zion's Salvation and New Name</a> …3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God. 4<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yê·’ā·mêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">will you be called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ă·zū·ḇāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">Forsaken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ū·lə·’ar·ṣêḵ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">nor your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yê·’ā·mêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">named</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">Desolate;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·qā·rê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">will be called</a> <a href="/hebrew/2657.htm" title="2657: ḥep̄·ṣî-From chephets with suffixes; my delight in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2657.htm" title="2657: ḇāh (N-proper-fs) -- From chephets with suffixes; my delight in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine.">Hephzibah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ū·lə·’ar·ṣêḵ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1166.htm" title="1166: bə·‘ū·lāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To marry, rule over. A primitive root; to be master; hence, to marry.">Beulah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: ḥā·p̄êṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">will take delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">in you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·’ar·ṣêḵ (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1166.htm" title="1166: tib·bā·‘êl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To marry, rule over. A primitive root; to be master; hence, to marry.">will be His bride.</a> 5For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a> So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a> I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a> For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Jeremiah 32:41</a> Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul. <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a> The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.” <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Song of Solomon 3:11</a> Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing. <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a> Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a> “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a> Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Isaiah 49:18</a> Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride. <a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a> “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion. <a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2</a> “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Isaiah 60:15</a> Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age. <a href="/psalms/45-11.htm">Psalm 45:11</a> and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah: for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.shalt no<a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a> And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.<a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14,15</a> Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; … <a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14</a> But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.Hephzibah.<a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a> For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.<a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Psalm 149:4</a> For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.<a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Jeremiah 32:41</a> Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.Beulah.<a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a> For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.<a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a> I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.<a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a> Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Espoused</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Hephzibah</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Hephzi-Bah</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Married</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Espoused</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Hephzibah</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Hephzi-Bah</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Married</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 62</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">The fervent desire of the prophet to confirm the church in God's promises.</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">The office of the ministers in preaching the Gospel</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/62-10.htm">And preparing the people thereto</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Israel experienced periods of exile and abandonment due to their disobedience to God. The term "Forsaken" reflects the nation's previous state of being deserted and judged. This promise of no longer being called "Forsaken" indicates a restoration and renewal of the covenant relationship with God, emphasizing His mercy and faithfulness.nor your land named Desolate The land of Israel, often ravaged by war and left barren, was seen as desolate during times of judgment. This phrase promises a reversal of that condition. The land, once stripped of its inhabitants and productivity, will be restored to a place of abundance and blessing. This transformation is a physical manifestation of God's favor and a return to the land's intended purpose as a place of prosperity and divine presence.but you will be called Hephzibah "Hephzibah" means "My delight is in her." This name change signifies God's renewed pleasure and favor towards His people. It reflects a deep, personal relationship between God and Israel, where He takes joy in them as a cherished possession. This name is also historically significant, as Hephzibah was the name of King Hezekiah's wife, symbolizing a royal and beloved status.and your land Beulah "Beulah" means "married." This term indicates a covenantal relationship, suggesting that the land will be united with God in a bond similar to marriage. It implies stability, fruitfulness, and a permanent dwelling place for God's people. The imagery of marriage is often used in Scripture to describe the relationship between God and His people, highlighting commitment and love.for the LORD will take delight in you This phrase underscores the reason for the transformation: God's delight. It emphasizes His active role in the redemption and restoration of His people. The delight of the Lord is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with His pleasure in righteousness and faithfulness. This delight is not based on Israel's merit but on God's grace and sovereign choice.and your land will be His bride The imagery of the land as God's bride conveys a deep, intimate relationship. It suggests a future where the land is not only restored but also elevated to a place of honor and closeness with God. This metaphor of marriage is used throughout the Bible to describe the union between God and His people, ultimately pointing to the relationship between Christ and the Church as seen in the New Testament. This prophetic vision anticipates a time of ultimate reconciliation and unity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hephzibah.htm">Hephzibah</a> This name means "My delight is in her" in Hebrew. It signifies God's renewed favor and delight in His people. 2. <a href="/topical/b/beulah.htm">Beulah</a> This name means "Married" in Hebrew. It symbolizes the restored relationship between God and His people, akin to a marriage covenant. 3. <a href="/topical/f/forsaken.htm">Forsaken</a> This term refers to the previous state of Israel, where they felt abandoned by God due to their disobedience and the resulting consequences. 4. <a href="/topical/d/desolate.htm">Desolate</a> This describes the condition of the land of Israel when it was barren and uninhabited, reflecting the spiritual desolation of the people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration and renewal to His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_delight_in_his_people.htm">God's Delight in His People</a> God takes pleasure in His people, and His delight is not based on their past failures but on His covenant love and grace. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a> Just as God promised to restore Israel, He offers restoration to us today. No matter how desolate our lives may seem, God can bring renewal and hope. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Our identity is transformed from "Forsaken" to "Hephzibah" and "Beulah" through our relationship with Christ. We are no longer defined by our past but by God's love and purpose for us. <a href="/topical/t/the_marriage_covenant.htm">The Marriage Covenant</a> The imagery of marriage in this passage reminds us of the intimate and committed relationship God desires with His people. It calls us to faithfulness and devotion. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a> This promise of transformation and delight offers hope for the future, encouraging us to trust in God's plans and purposes for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_62.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 62</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_62_4_contradict_history.htm">Does Isaiah 62:4’s depiction of the land as “no longer desolate” contradict historical accounts of desolation across the region? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_beulah_land.htm">What is the meaning of Beulah Land?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'i_know_my_redeemer_lives'.htm">What is the meaning of Beulah Land?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_hephzibah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hephzibah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/62.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) 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 (<a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm" title="Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.">2Kings 21:1</a>), which, on the assumption of Isaiah's authorship of these chapters, would be fresh in the prophet's memory. It would be entirely after his manner to see in the bride's name, as in those of his own sons, an omen of the future. The fact that the Hebrew word for Forsaken (Azubah) had been borne by a previous queen, the mother of Jehoshaphat (<a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm" title="Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.">1Kings 22:42</a>), confirms the view here taken. "Hephzi-bah" means "my delight is in her;" and "Beulah," "married."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/62.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken. Judah had believed herself" forsaken" of God (<a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14</a>), and had actually been, in a certain sense, forsaken "for a small moment" (<a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7</a>). Her enemies, it would seem, had gone so far as to give her the name in derision. Neither shall thy land ... be termed Desolate. Judaea had not only been desolated by the Babylonian invaders under Nebucbarlnezzar, but had remained "desolate" during the whole period of the Captivity (<a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13, 14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm">Isaiah 49:19</a>, etc.). It had come to be spoken of as Sh'marnah, "a desolation" (see <a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Jeremiah 34:22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Jeremiah 44:2, 6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/33-29.htm">Ezekiel 33:29</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34</a>). Now all should be altered. As Ezekiel prophesied, "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" (<a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a>). Thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah; i.e. "my delight is in her." Hephzi-bah was the name of Hezekiah's queen, Manasseh's mother (<a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">2 Kings 21:1</a>). And thy land Beulah. Beulah, or rather Be'ulah, means "married" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a>). Judaea would be "married" to her sons, or her people, when they quitted Babylon and once more took possession of her. The Hebrew verb toe "to marry" (as a man marries) means literally "to be lord over." <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/62-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>No לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֜וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more will you be called יֵאָמֵר֩ (yê·’ā·mêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Forsaken, עֲזוּבָ֗ה (‘ă·zū·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5805.htm">Strong's 5805: </a> Forsakenness, desolation nor your land וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ (ū·lə·’ar·ṣêḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land named יֵאָמֵ֥ר (yê·’ā·mêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Desolate; שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment but כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you will be called יִקָּרֵא֙ (yiq·qā·rê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read Hephzibah, בָ֔הּ (ḇāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2657.htm">Strong's 2657: </a> Hephzibah -- 'my delight is in her', a name for Zion, also the mother of King Manasseh and your land וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ (ū·lə·’ar·ṣêḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Beulah; בְּעוּלָ֑ה (bə·‘ū·lāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1166.htm">Strong's 1166: </a> To be master, to marry for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will take delight חָפֵ֤ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire in you, בָּ֔ךְ (bāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and your land וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ (wə·’ar·ṣêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land will be His bride. תִּבָּעֵֽל׃ (tib·bā·‘êl) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1166.htm">Strong's 1166: </a> To be master, to marry <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 62:4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 62:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 62:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 62:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 62:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>