Isaiah 62:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You will no longer be called 'Abandoned,' and your land will no longer be called 'Desolate;' instead, you will be called 'My Delight is in Her,' and your land 'Married.' For the LORD delights in you, and your land will be married.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    You shall no longer be called Forsaken; nor shall your land any longer be called Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah: for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thou shalt no more be termed{H559} Forsaken;{H5800} neither shall thy land{H776} any more be termed{H559} Desolate:{H8077} but thou shalt be called{H7121} Hephzi-bah,{H2657} and thy land{H776} Beulah;{H1166} for Jehovah{H3068} delighteth{H2654} in thee, and thy land{H776} shall be married.{H1166}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thou shalt no more be termed{H559}{(H8735)} Forsaken{H5800}{(H8803)}; neither shall thy land{H776} any more be termed{H559}{(H8735)} Desolate{H8077}: but thou shalt be called{H7121}{(H8735)} Hephzibah{H2657}, and thy land{H776} Beulah{H1166}{(H8803)}: for the LORD{H3068} delighteth{H2654}{(H8804)} in thee, and thy land{H776} shall be married{H1166}{(H8735)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    From this tyme forth thou shalt neuer be called the forsake, & thy lode shal nomore be called the wildernesse. But thou shalt be called Hephziba (that is, my beloued) & yi londe Beula (that is) a maried woma: for ye LORDE loueth ye, & thy lode shalbe inhabited.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    It shall no more be sayd vnto thee, Forsaken, neither shal it be said any more to thy land, Desolate, but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lorde deliteth in thee, and thy land shall haue an husband.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    From this tyme foorth thou shalt neuer be called the forsaken, and thy lande shall no more be called the wildernesse: but thou shalt be called, My pleasure is in her, and thy lande shalbe called, The maried woman: for the Lorde loueth thee, and thy land shalbe ioyned in mariage.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You will no longer be called,“Abandoned,” and your land will no longer be called“Desolate.” Indeed, you will be called“My Delight is in Her,” and your land“Married.” For the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married to him.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 32:41 : 41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land with all My heart and soul.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.
  • Isa 54:1 : 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord.
  • Hos 2:19-20 : 19 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth; their names will no longer be remembered. 20 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that move along the ground. I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
  • Isa 54:5-7 : 5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth. 6 For the Lord has called you, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, like the wife of one’s youth who is rejected, says your God. 7 For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
  • Isa 60:15 : 15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy of all generations.
  • Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will be joyful in my God, for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and covered me with a robe of righteousness, like a bridegroom adorned with a headdress, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Isa 62:12 : 12 And they will be called 'The Holy People,' 'The Redeemed of the LORD;' and you will be called 'Sought After,' 'A City Not Forsaken.'
  • Jer 3:14 : 14 Return, faithless children,' declares the LORD, 'for I am your master. I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
  • Ps 149:4 : 4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.
  • Isa 32:14-15 : 14 For the palace will be deserted, the bustling city abandoned; the hill and the watchtower will become wastelands forever—a delight for wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks. 15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.
  • Isa 49:14 : 14 But Zion said, 'The Lord has abandoned me, and my Lord has forgotten me.'
  • Hos 1:9-9 : 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi (Not My People), for you are not my people, and I am not your God."
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
  • Rev 21:2 : 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  • Rev 21:9-9 : 9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.' 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
  • John 3:29 : 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore, this joy of mine is now complete.
  • Rom 9:25-27 : 25 As he says in Hosea: 'I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’' 26 And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the children of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.'
  • 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

  • Isa 54:3-7
    5 verses
    81%

    3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.

    4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood.

    5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth.

    6 For the Lord has called you, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, like the wife of one’s youth who is rejected, says your God.

    7 For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

  • Isa 62:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will designate.

    3 You will be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

  • Isa 60:14-16
    3 verses
    78%

    14 The children of those who oppressed you will come and bow down before you; all who despised you will bow at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

    15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy of all generations.

    16 You will suck the milk of nations; you will nurse at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

  • 12 And they will be called 'The Holy People,' 'The Redeemed of the LORD;' and you will be called 'Sought After,' 'A City Not Forsaken.'

  • Hos 2:14-17
    4 verses
    74%

    14 I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thought were her wages from her lovers. I will turn them into a thicket, and wild animals will devour them.

    15 I will punish her for the days she burned incense to Baal, adorned herself with her rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But she forgot me, declares the LORD.

    16 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, lead her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

    17 From there I will give her vineyards back to her and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up from the land of Egypt.

  • 4 I will build you up again, and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. Again, you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

  • 12 All nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of Hosts.

  • Isa 60:18-21
    4 verses
    72%

    18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. You will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

    19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

    20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will come to an end.

    21 Your people will all be righteous; they will inherit the land forever— the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, for my glory.

  • Hos 2:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth; their names will no longer be remembered.

    20 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that move along the ground. I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.

  • 2 In that day, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and splendor of the survivors of Israel.

  • 3 For the Lord comforts Zion; He comforts all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

  • 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord.

  • 18 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you. As surely as I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as ornaments and put them on like a bride.

  • 14 Return, faithless children,' declares the LORD, 'for I am your master. I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

  • 8 Then I passed by you again and saw you, and behold, you were at the age for love. So I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I made my vow to you, entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD, and you became mine.

  • 10 Though the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, my steadfast love will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be broken, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

  • 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will be joyful in my God, for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and covered me with a robe of righteousness, like a bridegroom adorned with a headdress, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.

  • 19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.

  • 9 Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.

  • 2 Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the LORD says: I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

  • 14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of Jacob your ancestor. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.

  • Zeph 3:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14 Sing aloud, Daughter Zion; shout, Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

    15 The LORD has taken away your judgments; He has turned aside your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you will never again fear disaster.

  • Jer 31:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 How long will you wander, O unfaithful daughter? For the LORD has created something new in the land—a woman will surround a man.

    23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.'

  • 17 For I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast, saying, 'This is Zion; no one cares for her.'

  • 2 It will burst into bloom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

  • 4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with banners.

  • 5 Sit silently and enter into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you will no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms.

  • 34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

  • 34 I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and groom, in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate.

  • 4 Since you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.

  • 2 She has fallen, never to rise again—the virgin Israel; she is deserted on her land, with no one to lift her up.

  • 8 This is what the Lord says: 'In the time of favor, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will preserve you and make you a covenant to the people to restore the land and to distribute its desolate inheritances.'

  • 11 For you will nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing glory.