Isaiah 62
The Lord will not rest until Zion's Savior is revealed in splendor, and the Gentiles will see her glory. The people will be given a new name, and the land will be called Inhabited, as the Lord delights in them. The city will be protected by watchmen who will not be silent until Jerusalem is established as a praise on earth. The Lord will ensure that the people will enjoy the fruits of their labor, and a way will be prepared for the people as the Lord's Savior approaches, bringing redemption.
1For the sake of Zion, I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem, I will not rest, until her Just One advances in splendor, and her Savior is kindled like a lamp2And the Gentiles will see your Just One, and all the kings will see your Renown One. And you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will choose3And you shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God4You will no longer be 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 inhabited5For the young man will live with the virgin, and your children will live with you. And the groom will rejoice over the bride, and your God will rejoice over you6Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have stationed watchmen all day and all night unceasingly; they will not be silent. You who are mindful of the Lord, you should not be silent7and you should not grant silence to him, until he makes firm and establishes Jerusalem as a praise upon the earth8The Lord has sworn with his right hand and with the arm of his strength: "Certainly, I will no longer permit your grain to be the food of your enemies. And the sons of foreigners will not drink your wine, for which you have labored.9For those who gather it will eat it, and they will praise the Lord. And those who bring it together will drink it in my holy courts10Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare a way for the people! Make the road level, remove the stones, and lift up a sign for the people11Behold, the Lord has caused it to be heard to the ends of the earth. Tell the daughter of Zion: "Behold, your Saviour approaches! Behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.12And they will call them: The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord. Then you will be called: A city sought, and not forsaken
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