Isaiah 62:7

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

And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. rest: Heb. silence

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and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

62:8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: Surely: Heb. If I give, etc

What does Isaiah 62:7 mean?

Isaiah 62:7 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), דְּמִי (dᵉmîy), כּוּן (kûwn).

Hebrew interlinear

And

giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

him

rest,דְּמִיdᵉmîy/dem-ee'/H1824quiet

till

establish,כּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

and

till

makeשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

praiseתְּהִלָּהtᵉhillâh/teh-hil-law'/H8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn

the

earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

rest:

Heb.

silence

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Church (2)Intercession Prayer Prayer, Intercessory

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 62:7.

1 Kings 6:19

And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 62:7 say?

Isaiah 62:7 (King James Version) reads: "And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. rest: Heb. silence"

Is Isaiah 62:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 62:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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