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Isaiah 62:4

62:3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
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. Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her Beulah: that is, Married

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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.

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.

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. ¶

62:5 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. as the: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom

What does Isaiah 62:4 mean?

Isaiah 62:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), עָזַב (ʻâzab), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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Thou
shalt
no
more
be
termedאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Forsaken;עָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
neither
shall
thy
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
any
more
be
termedאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Desolate:שְׁמָמָהshᵉmâmâh/shem-aw-maw'/H8077devastation; figuratively, astonishment
but
thou
shalt
be
calledקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Hephzibah,חֶפְצִי בָּהּChephtsîy bâhh/khef-tsee'baw/H2657Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine
and
thy
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Beulah:בָּעַלbâʻal/baw-al'/H1166to be master; hence, to marry
for
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
delightethחָפֵץchâphêts/khaw-fates'/H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
in
thee,
and
thy
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
shall
be
married.בָּעַלbâʻal/baw-al'/H1166to be master; hence, to marry
Hephzibah:
that
is,
My
delight
is
in
her
Beulah:
that
is,
Married

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Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 62:4 say?

Isaiah 62:4 (King James Version) reads: "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. Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her Beulah: that is, Married"

Is Isaiah 62:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 62:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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