1 For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, for Jerusalem I will not keep silent, until her holiness shines like the dawn and her salvation flames like a burning torch.
2 The nations will see your holiness and all the kings your glory. You will be called by a new name which the mouth of Yahweh will reveal.
3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of Yahweh, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 No longer will you be named Forsaken; no longer will your land be called Abandoned; but you will be called My Delight and your land Espoused. For Yahweh delights in you and will make your land his spouse.
5 As a young man marries a virgin, so will your builder marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you.
6 Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have stationed watchmen; all the day and throughout the night they will not be silent. You who call on Yahweh, give yourselves no rest;
7 and give him no rest either till he restores Jerusalem and makes of it the pride of the earth.
8 Yahweh swears by his right hand and by his mighty arm: Never again will I give your grain as food for your enemies, nor will foreigners drink the wine for which you have labored.
9 But those who toil will eat the harvest, and praise Yahweh; and those working for the vintage shall drink of the wine in the courts of my sanctuary.
10 "Pass through, pass through the gates, prepare the way for the people. Build it up, bank up the highway, clear it of stones; raise up a standard for the peoples."
11 For Yahweh proclaims to the ends of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, here comes your salvation! Yahweh brings the reward of his victory, his booty is carried before him.
12 They shall be called the holy people, the redeemed of Yahweh; and you shall be called The Sought After, a city no longer abandoned.
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Isaiah 62 is a chapter that talks about the restoration of Jerusalem and the glory of Zion. The prophet Isaiah urges the people not to shut up and to cry out for justice, promising that God will restore the city and bring salvation. Moreover, he talks about the importance of God's covenant with Israel and the blessing it brings. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 62:
Psalm 122:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall prosper." This verse is an example of how God's people are called to pray for the peace and prosperity of Jerusalem, which is a very important city for Jewish and Christian faith.
Galatians 4:26: "But Jerusalem is from above is free; which is the mother of all of us." Here Paul talks about Heavenly Jerusalem, which is free and represents the salvation that God offers to all his children.
Psalm 87:2-3: "The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God." This psalm exalts the city of Zion, which is loved by God and is a symbol of divine presence.
Hebrews 12:22: "But you have come to Mount Zion, and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the many thousands of angels." This verse talks about heavenly Jerusalem, which is the city of the living God and represents the salvation that Christians have in Jesus.
Zechariah 8:3: "Thus saith the Lord, I will return to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the city of truth, and the hill of the Lord of hosts, the Holy Mount." This verse talks about the restoration of Jerusalem and the promise that God will dwell in the middle of the city.
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