Isaiah 62:4

⁴ No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah,[1]and your land Beulah [2] ; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married.

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Other Translations of Isaiah 62:4

King James Version

⁴ Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

English Standard Version

⁴ You shall no more be termed Forsaken,Hebrew Azubah and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,Hebrew Shemamah but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,Hebrew Hephzibah and your land Married;Hebrew Beulah for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.

The Message

⁴ No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration.

New King James Version

⁴ 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.

New Living Translation

⁴ 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.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 62:4

Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5

(Read Isaiah 62:1-5)

The Son of God here assures his church of his unfailing love, and his pleading for her under all trails and difficulties. She shall be called by a new name, a pleasant name, such as she was never called by before. The state of true religion in the world, before the preaching of the gospel, no man seemed to have any real concern for. God, by his grace, has wrought that in his church, which makes her his delight. Let us thence learn motives to holiness. If the Lord rejoices over us, we should rejoice in his service.