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You will no longer be called Deserted,
    and your land will no longer be called Destroyed.
    But you will be named My Delight,
    and your land will be named Married.
    Yahweh is delighted with you,
    and your land will be married.
As a young man marries a woman,
    so your sons will marry you.
    As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
    so your Elohim will rejoice over you.

I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.
    They will never be silent day or night.
    Whoever calls on Yahweh, do not give yourselves any rest,

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No longer will they call you Deserted,(A)
    or name your land Desolate.(B)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](C)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(D) in you,
    and your land will be married.(E)
As a young man marries a young woman,
    so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(F) rejoices over his bride,
    so will your God rejoice(G) over you.

I have posted watchmen(H) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.