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Isaiah 62:5

62:4 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
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

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For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

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.

For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you: and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, make: or, are the LORD's remembrancers

What does Isaiah 62:5 mean?

Isaiah 62:5 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּחוּר (bâchûwr), בָּעַל (bâʻal), בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh).

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For
as
a
young
manבָּחוּרbâchûwr/baw-khoor'/H970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
marriethבָּעַלbâʻal/baw-al'/H1166to be master; hence, to marry
a
virgin,בְּתוּלָהbᵉthûwlâh/beth-oo-law'/H1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
so
shall
thy
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
marryבָּעַלbâʻal/baw-al'/H1166to be master; hence, to marry
thee:
and
as
the
bridegroomחָתָןchâthân/khaw-thawn'/H2860a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
rejoicethמָשׂוֹשׂmâsôws/maw-soce'/H4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
over
the
bride,כַּלָּהkallâh/kal-law'/H3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
so
shall
thy
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
rejoiceשׂוּשׂsûws/soos/H7797to be bright, i.e. cheerful
over
thee.
as
the:
Heb.
with
the
joy
of
the
bridegroom

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 62:5.

2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

Deuteronomy 32:25

The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. within: Heb. from the chambers destroy: Heb. bereave

Isaiah 23:4

Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

Isaiah 61:10

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest

Jeremiah 16:9

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Jeremiah 25:10

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. I will: Heb. I will cause to perish from them

Jeremiah 31:13

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

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What does Isaiah 62:5 say?

Isaiah 62:5 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Isaiah 62:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 62:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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