Isaiah 62:4

“You will no longer be called “Forsaken,” and your land will no longer be called “Desolation”; but you will be called “My Delight Is in Her,” and your land “Married”; for YHWH delights in you, and your land will be married.”

Isaiah 62:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 62:4, word by word

be calledיֵאָמֵרyeamer

be called

To bear a name, to be called by it.

Where else “yeamer” appears
“Forsakenעֲזוּבָהazuva

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “azuva” appears
and your landאַרְצֵartse

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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“Desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

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will be calledיִקָּרֵאyikare

name

To give someone a name.

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“My Delight Is in Herחֶפְצִיcheftsi

Hephzibah

Hephzibah. A personal name meaning "my delight is in her." Mother of King Manasseh of Judah (2 Kings 21:1). In Isaiah 62:4 it is the new name YHWH gives Jerusalem.

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“Marriedבְּעוּלָהbeula

marry

To take a wife, be her spouse.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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delightsחָפֵץchafets

delight in

To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.

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Translation note

In Hebrew, “My Delight Is in Her” is Hephzibah (the name of King Manasseh’s mother, 2 Kings 21:1), and “Married” is Beulah.

The context

3And you will be a crown of beauty in the hand of YHWH, and a royal turban in the palm of your Elohim.

4 · This verse (above)

5For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as the rejoicing of a bridegroom over a bride, so your Elohim will rejoice over you.

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