Chapter Overview
Summary
Isaiah 62 promises Zion's-VINDICATION and-NEW-NAMES (vv. 2, 4, 12). Verse 11's 'Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him' is cited at Revelation 22:12. The chapter celebrates-Zion's-bridal-restoration and the-coming-of-divine-vindication.
Notable Variants
62:2 'a new name' → Rev 2:17, 3:12; 62:11 'his reward is with him' → Rev 22:12; 62:5 'as a bridegroom rejoices over the bride' → Eph 5:25–32 / Rev 19:7.
Structural Notes
MT Isaiah 62 = LXX Isaiah 62. 12 verses.
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness and her salvation like a blazing torch.
'For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch' tracks MT.
The nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
'The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will give' tracks MT. NEW-NAME. Revelation 2:17 ('a new name written on the stone'), 3:12 ('I will write on him … my own new name') Christologically-extends.
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
'You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God' tracks MT. CROWN-OF-BEAUTY. Zechariah 9:16 echoes.
You shall no longer be called Forsaken, and your land shall no longer be called Desolate; but you shall be called Hephzibah — 'My Delight Is in Her' — and your land Beulah — 'Married' — for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.
'You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married' tracks MT. NEW-NAMES: Hephzi-bah (My Delight Is In Her) and Beulah (Married). Bridal-restoration.
For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
'For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you' tracks MT. BRIDEGROOM-REJOICES. Eph 5:25–32 ('Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her') Christologically-extends. Rev 19:7 ('the marriage of the Lamb has come') eschatologically-fulfills.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,
'On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the LORD in remembrance, take no rest' tracks MT. WATCHMEN-NEVER-SILENT. Christian-prayer-tradition reads-this as the prayer-vigil-foundation.
and give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
'And give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth' tracks MT. GIVE-HIM-NO-REST. Persistent-prayer. Luke 18:1–8 (the-importunate-widow) Christologically-extends.
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: 'I will not again give your grain as food for your enemies, and foreigners shall not drink your new wine for which you have labored.'
'The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: I will not again give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners shall not drink your wine for which you have labored' tracks MT.
But those who gather it shall eat it and praise the LORD, and those who harvest it shall drink it in the courts of My sanctuary.
'But those who garner it shall eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary' tracks MT.
Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build up, build up the highway! Clear it of stones! Raise a banner over the peoples!
'Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples' tracks MT. PREPARE-THE-WAY. // Isa 40:3 echo.
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: 'Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes! Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him."'
Masoretic (WLC)
הִנֵּה יְהוָה הִשְׁמִיעַ אֶל־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ אִמְרוּ לְבַת־צִיּוֹן הִנֵּה יִשְׁעֵךְ בָּא הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעֻלָּתוֹ לְפָנָיו
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion: Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him
Septuagint (LXX)
ἰδοὺ γὰρ κύριος ἐποίησεν ἀκουστὸν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιων ἰδοὺ ὁ σωτήρ σοι παραγίνεται ἔχων τὸν ἑαυτοῦ μισθὸν καὶ τὸ ἔργον πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ
Behold, the Lord has caused it to be heard to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion: Behold, your Savior comes, having his own reward and his work before him
REVELATION 22:12 ECHO. Revelation 22:12: 'Behold, I am coming soon, BRINGING MY RECOMPENSE WITH ME (idou erchomai tachy, kai ho misthos mou met' emou), to repay each one for what he has done.' Revelation directly-echoes the-LXX-Isaiah 62:11 'his-reward-is-with-him' phrasing. The eschatological-coming-with-reward.
MATTHEW 21:5 partial-citation. Matthew 21:5's-Triumphal-Entry citation ('Behold, your king is coming to you') combines this verse + Zech 9:9. The 'daughter of Zion' addressee.
And they shall be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought Out, a City Not Forsaken.
'And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken' tracks MT. SOUGHT-OUT. New-eschatological-naming.