1 “And a62:1 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack And I won’t remain silent, b62:1 1QIsaa and MT use different Hebrew verbs for silent and for Jerusalem’s sake I won’t stay quiet, until her vindication shines out like brightness, and her salvation like a burning torch. ISV — Isaiah 62:1
2 The nations will see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and people will call you c62:2 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and you will be called; LXX reads he will call you by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. ISV — Isaiah 62:2
3 You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. ISV — Isaiah 62:3
4 And d62:4 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks And you’ll no longer be called ‘Deserted,’ and your land will no longer be called ‘Desolate’; but people will call you e62:4 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lacks will call you ‘Hephzibah,’ f62:4 The Heb. word Hephzibah means My Delight is in Her and your land ‘Beulah’ g62:4 The Heb. word Beulah means Married — for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married.” ISV — Isaiah 62:4
5 “For just as h62:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack For just as a young man marries a maiden, so your sons will marry you; and just as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. ISV — Isaiah 62:5
6 “Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they won’t i62:6 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT LXX read never remain silent. You who make mention of the LORD, take no rest, ISV — Isaiah 62:6
7 and give him no rest until he prepares, establishes j62:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read he establishes and makes Jerusalem a song of praise throughout the earth. ISV — Isaiah 62:7
8 “The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: k62:8 i.e. the Messiah ‘I will never again give your grain l62:8 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT reads I will never give your grain again as food for your enemies; never m62:8 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read and never again will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have toiled; ISV — Isaiah 62:8
9 but surely n62:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack but surely those who harvest it will eat it and praise the name of o62:9 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack the name of the LORD, and those who gather it will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary,’ says your God.” p62:9 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack says your God ISV — Isaiah 62:9
10 “Pass through q62:10 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read Pass through! Pass through the gates! prepare the way for the people! Build up! Build up the highway! Clear it of stumbling stones, r62:10 So 1QIsaa; cf. Isa 8:14; 1QIsab MT LXX read of stones speak among the peoples. s62:10 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read raise a banner over the peoples ISV — Isaiah 62:10
11 Here is the LORD! Proclaim t62:11 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read See, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends u62:11 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read end of the earth, say to the inhabitants v62:11 Lit. daughter of Zion: ‘See, your salvation is coming! See, his reward is with him, and his recompenses are w62:11 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read recompense is; 1QIsab MT LXX read work is before him.’ ISV — Isaiah 62:11
12 People will call them, ‘The Holy People,’ ‘The Redeemed of the LORD’; and they will call you, x62:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read you will be called ‘Sought After,’ ‘The City Not Deserted.’” ISV — Isaiah 62:12