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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Isaiah 62:4-5

Hephzi-bah, signifies delight; and Beulah means union and marriage. The joy is, that the soul is a marriageable creature, and that the Lord Jesus, in his assumption of our nature, hath married us, and made us one with himself. Sweetest of all thoughts, my soul! thy Maker is thine Husband: the Lord of hosts is his name; Isaiah 54:5. Well might the Apostle speak of it as a great mystery, Ephesians 5:32.

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See also Isaiah 62:4-5 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    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_,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 confe...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 62 Zion's Glory 1. _He will not rest (Isaiah 62:1) _ 2. _The new names (Isaiah 62:2) _ 3. _The intercession and the answer (Isaiah 62:6) _ 4. The accomplishment at hand ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The prophet will not rest in his mission (_cf._ Isaiah 61:1) till Zion's triumph is resplendent, her brilliance dazzling kings and nations. Zion shall be as a beautiful crown which Yahweh takes in His...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FORSAKEN. Hebrew. _Azubah_. From _azab_. See note on Isaiah 1:4. DESOLATE. Hebrew. _Shemamah_. See note on Isaiah 1:7. HEPHZI-BAH, which synchronized with this prophecy. See note on 2 Kings 21:1....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The reunion of Zion with her Husband and her children. Cf. ch. Isaiah 49:14 ff., Isaiah 54:1 f., Isaiah 54:4 ff. _Forsaken_ Hebr. _-ăsûbâh_; found as a proper name in...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THOU SHALT NO MORE BE TERMED FORSAKEN— The prophet had said in the second verse, that the church should be called by a _new name,_ which name is here expressed: that is to say, a new attribute should...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. REGENERATION OF ZION, CHAPTER 62 1. NEW NAME TEXT: Isaiah 62:1-5 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightn...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    62:4 her, (d-26) Heb. _ Hephzibah_ . Married; (e-30) Heb. _ Beulah_ . same root as 'husband,' ch. 54.5....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. The speaker is probably Jehovah Himself. HOLD MY PEACE] cp. Isaiah 42:14. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS] i.e. her vindication, the setting of her right in the eyes of the world (cp. Isaiah 58:8). SALVATION] i....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The figure is again that of a bride (Isaiah 54:6) in whom her husband delights. HEPHZIBAH.. BEULAH] meaning, 'My delight is in her,' and 'Married.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The two names ‘Alone’ and ‘Empty’ express what the inhabitants of Judah thought about themselves. In Isaiah 49:14-23 and 54:6-7, the inhabitants of Judah complained that the *Lord had left them ‘alone...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    In this passage, ‘you’ means the city called Jerusalem and its inhabitants....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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 (2 Kings 21:1), which, on t...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לֹֽא ־יֵאָמֵר֩ לָ֨ךְ עֹ֜וד עֲזוּבָ֗ה וּ לְ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE LAND OF BEULAH Isaiah 62:1-12 _The Intercessor_, Isaiah 62:1-4. Messiah is speaking here. Throughout the ages, He ever lives to make intercession. He asks that His Church may be one, that the hea...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Having thus dealt with the material prosperity, and with the spiritual realization, the prophet now describes in greater detail the vocational fulfilment. Speaking as in the midst of circumstances of...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thou shalt no more be termed (e) 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 sh...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Forsaken. Yet the synagogue was again rejected, at the death of Christ. The promises naturally relate to his Church. (Calmet) --- Inhabited. Protestants retain the Hebrew words Chephtsi-bah, "my deli...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    4._Thou shalt no more be called forsaken. _He meets a difficulty which might occur to the minds of believers, seeing that they were forsaken and abandoned, while at the same time they were called a “d...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 61 AND 62. As Chapter s 50-53 presented Christ in His sufferings, chapter 61 exhibits Him in the full grace of His Person concerned in the blessing of Israel....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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 a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken_ As a woman forsaken by her husband. _Neither shall thy land be termed Desolate_ Neither shall thy places of worship be empty, and thine ordinances of service be...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thou, Jerusalem, representing the Church of Christ, SHALT NO MORE BE TERMED FORSAKEN, as a wife deserted by her husband; NEITHER SHALL THY LAND ANY MORE BE TERMED DESOLATE, as a mother forsaken by her...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ZION THE BRIDE OF JEHOVAH. The prophecy concerning the glory of Zion's perfection here reaches the highest point of exaltation: _ the congregation of the redeemed as the bride and spouse of the Lord....

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HEPHZIBAH: That is, my delight is in her BEULAH: That is, married...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOU SHALT NO MORE BE TERMED FORSAKEN; as a woman forsaken by her husband, contemptible, and of low esteem. NEITHER SHALL THY LAND, i.e. the inhabitants of the land, a metonymy of the subject, ANY MOR...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 62:4 termed H559 (H8735) Forsaken H5800 (H8803) land H776 termed H559 (H8735) Desolate H8077 called...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ANOINTED ONE ANNOUNCING BLESSING ON ZION (ISAIAH 62:1). The Anointed One promises His continued activity on behalf of God's people in their association with Zion (see note on Isaiah 59:20) so that...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    HEPHZIBAH That is, My delight is in her....

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 62:1 The speaker of these words is the personal Messiah. Notice the remarkable parallelism in the expressions selected as the text: "I will not hold My peace;" the watchmen "shall never hold _t...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Restoration of Israel to God's favor, and honor with the nations. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Israel's full salvation is sure to come when they are regathered and their Redeemer r...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 62:1. _For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace._ The Redeemer speaks by his prophet; the zeal of his Father's house absorbed his soul. He imparted his Spirit to the apostles; they could not be...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken_ A JOYFUL CHANGE OF CONDITION “No more shall it be called to thee (shalt thou be called) Azubah (Forsaken), and thy land shall no more be called Shemamah (Deso...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 62:4 This reverses the situation of Isaiah 60:15; Isaiah 6:12;...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 62:1 FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY "THE SERVANT." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophetical order; some as "the Serva...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In chapter 62, God continues to speak of the restoration of Israel. For Zion's sake [that is, Jerusalem] will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 2:10; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25; Hebrews 13:5;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Forsaken — As a woman forsaken by her husband. Thy land — The inhabitants of the land. Hephzi — bah — My delight is in her; a new name agreeing with her new condition. Beulah — Married; agreeing to he...

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