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Isaiah ("YHWH is salvation") prophesied c. 740-680 BC in Jerusalem, during the reigns of Uzziah through Hezekiah. His book has been called "the Fifth Gospel" for the density and precision of its messianic prophecy — Isaiah 53 alone contains ~12 identifiable prophecies fulfilled in Jesus' trial, crucifixion, and burial.
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- Primary Witness Text: For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 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 Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be 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. 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, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 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: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast...
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Isaiah ("YHWH is salvation") prophesied c. 740-680 BC in Jerusalem, during the reigns of Uzziah through Hezekiah. His book has been called "the Fifth Gospel" for the density and precision of its messianic prophecy — Isaiah 53 alone contains ~12 identifiable prophecies fulfilled in Jesus' trial, crucifixion, and burial.
The Book of Isaiah is preserved in full in the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa-a) from the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 125 BC) — confirming the text predates the Christian era by well over a century. The unity of Isaiah (against the "Deutero-Isaiah" hypothesis) is supported by: NT citations treating the whole book as one source, the DSS scroll showing no scribal break between chapters 39-40, and the internal coherence of servant theology from ch. 40-66 with chapters 1-39.
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Isaiah 62:1
Hebrew
לְמַעַן צִיּוֹן לֹא אֶחֱשֶׁה וּלְמַעַן יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לֹא אֶשְׁקוֹט עַד־יֵצֵא כַנֹּגַהּ צִדְקָהּ וִישׁוּעָתָהּ כְּלַפִּיד יִבְעָֽר׃lema'an-tziyvon-lo'-'echesheh-vlema'an-yervshalaim-lo'-'esheqvot-'ad-yetze'-khanogah-tzideqah-viyshv'atah-khelafiyd-yive'ar
KJV: For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
AKJV: For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burns.
ASV: 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 brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.
YLT: For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.
Exposition: Isaiah 62:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:2
Hebrew
וְרָאוּ גוֹיִם צִדְקֵךְ וְכָל־מְלָכִים כְּבוֹדֵךְ וְקֹרָא לָךְ שֵׁם חָדָשׁ אֲשֶׁר פִּי יְהוָה יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ׃vera'v-gvoyim-tzideqekhe-vekhal-melakhiym-khevvodekhe-veqora'-lakhe-shem-chadash-'asher-fiy-yehvah-yiqovenv
KJV: And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
AKJV: And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
ASV: And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.
YLT: And nations have seen thy righteousness, And all kings thine honour, And He is giving to thee a new name, That the mouth of Jehovah doth define.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:2
Isaiah 62:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Isaiah 62:2
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- Isaiah 62:2
Exposition: Isaiah 62:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:3
Hebrew
וְהָיִיתְ עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת בְּיַד־יְהוָה וצנוף וּצְנִיף מְלוּכָה בְּכַף־אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃vehayiyte-'ateret-tife'eret-veyad-yehvah-vtznvf-vtzeniyf-melvkhah-vekhaf-'elohayikhe
KJV: Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
AKJV: You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
ASV: Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
YLT: And thou hast been a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, And a diadem of royalty in the hand of thy God,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:3
Isaiah 62:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:3
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:3
Exposition: Isaiah 62:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:4
Hebrew
לֹֽא־יֵאָמֵר לָךְ עוֹד עֲזוּבָה וּלְאַרְצֵךְ לֹא־יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שְׁמָמָה כִּי לָךְ יִקָּרֵא חֶפְצִי־בָהּ וּלְאַרְצֵךְ בְּעוּלָה כִּֽי־חָפֵץ יְהוָה בָּךְ וְאַרְצֵךְ תִּבָּעֵֽל׃lo'-ye'amer-lakhe-'vod-'azvvah-vle'aretzekhe-lo'-ye'amer-'vod-shemamah-khiy-lakhe-yiqare'-chefetziy-vah-vle'aretzekhe-ve'vlah-khiy-chafetz-yehvah-vakhe-ve'aretzekhe-tiva'el
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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. ¶
ASV: 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 Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
YLT: It is not said of thee any more, Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, Desolate,' For to thee is cried, My delight is in her,' And to thy land, Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:4
Isaiah 62:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:4
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- Isaiah 62:4
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Forsaken
- Desolate
- Beulah
Exposition: Isaiah 62:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:5
Hebrew
כִּֽי־יִבְעַל בָּחוּר בְּתוּלָה יִבְעָלוּךְ בָּנָיִךְ וּמְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן עַל־כַּלָּה יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃khiy-yive'al-vachvr-vetvlah-yive'alvkhe-vanayikhe-vmeshvosh-chatan-'al-khalah-yashiysh-'alayikhe-'elohayikhe
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: 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.
YLT: For a young man doth marry a virgin, Thy Builders do marry thee, With the joy of a bridegroom over a bride, Rejoice over thee doth thy God.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:5
Isaiah 62:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:5
Exposition: Isaiah 62:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:6
Hebrew
עַל־חוֹמֹתַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִפְקַדְתִּי שֹֽׁמְרִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה תָּמִיד לֹא יֶחֱשׁוּ הַמַּזְכִּרִים אֶת־יְהוָה אַל־דֳּמִי לָכֶֽם׃'al-chvomotayikhe-yervshaliam-hifeqadetiy-shomeriym-khal-hayvom-vekhal-halayelah-tamiyd-lo'-yecheshv-hamazekhiriym-'et-yehvah-'al-domiy-lakhem
KJV: 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,
AKJV: I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
ASV: I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest,
YLT: `On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:6
Isaiah 62:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:6
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:6
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: Isaiah 62:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:7
Hebrew
וְאַֽל־תִּתְּנוּ דֳמִי לוֹ עַד־יְכוֹנֵן וְעַד־יָשִׂים אֶת־יְרֽוּשָׁלַ͏ִם תְּהִלָּה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ve'al-titenv-domiy-lvo-'ad-yekhvonen-ve'ad-yashiym-'et-yervshalaim-tehilah-va'aretz
KJV: And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
AKJV: And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
ASV: and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
YLT: And give not silence to Him, Till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:7
Isaiah 62:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:7
Exposition: Isaiah 62:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:8
Hebrew
נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה בִּֽימִינוֹ וּבִזְרוֹעַ עֻזּוֹ אִם־אֶתֵּן אֶת־דְּגָנֵךְ עוֹד מַֽאֲכָל לְאֹיְבַיִךְ וְאִם־יִשְׁתּוּ בְנֵֽי־נֵכָר תִּֽירוֹשֵׁךְ אֲשֶׁר יָגַעַתְּ בּֽוֹ׃nisheva'-yehvah-viymiynvo-vvizervo'a-'uzvo-'im-'eten-'et-deganekhe-'vod-ma'akhal-le'oyevayikhe-ve'im-yishetv-veney-nekhar-tiyrvoshekhe-'asher-yaga'ate-vvo
KJV: 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:
AKJV: The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your corn to be meat for your enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink your wine, for the which you have labored:
ASV: Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:
YLT: Sworn hath Jehovah by His right hand, Even by the arm of His strength: `I give not thy corn any more as food for thine enemies, Nor do sons of a stranger drink thy new wine, For which thou hast laboured.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:8
Isaiah 62:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Isaiah 62:8
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:8
Exposition: Isaiah 62:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 l...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:9
Hebrew
כִּי מְאַסְפָיו יֹאכְלֻהוּ וְהִֽלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וּֽמְקַבְּצָיו יִשְׁתֻּהוּ בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשִֽׁי׃khiy-me'asefayv-yo'kheluhv-vehilelv-'et-yehvah-vmeqavetzayv-yishetuhv-vechatzervot-qadeshiy
KJV: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
AKJV: But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. ¶
ASV: but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Jehovah; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.
YLT: For, those gathering it do eat it, and have praised Jehovah, And those collecting it do drink it in My holy courts.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:9
Isaiah 62:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Isaiah 62:9
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- Isaiah 62:9
Exposition: Isaiah 62:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:10
Hebrew
עִבְרוּ עִבְרוּ בַּשְּׁעָרִים פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ הָעָם סֹלּוּ סֹלּוּ הַֽמְסִלָּה סַקְּלוּ מֵאֶבֶן הָרִימוּ נֵס עַל־הָעַמִּֽים׃'iverv-'iverv-vashe'ariym-fanv-derekhe-ha'am-solv-solv-hamesilah-saqelv-me'even-hariymv-nes-'al-ha'amiym
KJV: Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
AKJV: Go through, go through the gates; prepare you the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
ASV: Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples.
YLT: Pass ye on, pass on through the gates, Prepare ye the way of the people, Raise up, raise up the highway, clear it from stones, Lift up an ensign over the peoples.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Isaiah 62:10
Isaiah 62:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:10
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:10
Exposition: Isaiah 62:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:11
Hebrew
הִנֵּה יְהוָה הִשְׁמִיעַ אֶל־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ אִמְרוּ לְבַת־צִיּוֹן הִנֵּה יִשְׁעֵךְ בָּא הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעֻלָּתוֹ לְפָנָֽיו׃hineh-yehvah-hishemiy'a-'el-qetzeh-ha'aretz-'imerv-levat-tziyvon-hineh-yishe'ekhe-va'-hineh-shekharvo-'itvo-vfe'ulatvo-lefanayv
KJV: Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
AKJV: Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the world, Say you to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
ASV: Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
YLT: Lo, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth: `Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy salvation hath come,' Lo, his hire is with him, and his wage before him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:11Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Isaiah 62:11
Isaiah 62:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Isaiah 62:11
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:11
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Behold
- Zion
Exposition: Isaiah 62:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Isaiah 62:12
Hebrew
וְקָרְאוּ לָהֶם עַם־הַקֹּדֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵי יְהוָה וְלָךְ יִקָּרֵא דְרוּשָׁה עִיר לֹא נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃veqare'v-lahem-'am-haqodesh-ge'vley-yehvah-velakhe-yiqare'-dervshah-'iyr-lo'-ne'ezavah
KJV: And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
AKJV: And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and you shall be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
ASV: And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
YLT: And they have cried to them, People of the Holy One, Redeemed of Jehovah,' Yea, to thee is called, Sought out one, a city not forsaken!'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Isaiah 62:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Isaiah 62:12
Isaiah 62:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Isaiah 62:12
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Isaiah 62:12
Exposition: Isaiah 62:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Isaiah 62:1
- Isaiah 62:2
- Isaiah 62:3
- Isaiah 62:4
- Isaiah 62:5
- Isaiah 62:6
- Isaiah 62:7
- Isaiah 62:8
- Isaiah 62:9
- Isaiah 62:10
- Isaiah 62:11
- Isaiah 62:12
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Forsaken
- Desolate
- Beulah
- Jerusalem
- Behold
- Zion
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Isaiah 62:1
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