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Isaiah 62:10-12
Zion’s New Name
December 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
“You shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.” (Isaiah 62:2)
Chapters 61 and 62 recapitulate much of chapter 60, but they do so in a new framework. They offer five responses to those promises. Whereas the prophet’s word was a brisk preliminary to Yahweh’s word in 59:21–60:22, in chapters 61–62 the prophet speaks a number of times in a way that has significance in its own right but also introduces recapitulations of the promises.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Isaiah 62:6-12 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis on the festal highway and the renaming of Jerusalem.
Enduring Word: Isaiah 62 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse evangelical notes on the promised glory of Zion.
StudyLight: Isaiah 62 StudyLight
Combined commentary set on the chapter's promise of restoration.
BibleHub: Isaiah 62:10 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on preparing the way and the coming salvation.
Background & Word Study
BibleHub Interlinear: Isaiah 62:10 BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for the command to prepare a highway for the people.
Enter the Bible: Isaiah Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Third Isaiah and its message of restoration.
BibleProject: Isaiah 40-66 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the second half of Isaiah and its message of comfort.
Sefaria: Isaiah 62:10-12 Sefaria
Hebrew text of the passage alongside an English translation.
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What is Zion's new name in Isaiah 62?
No longer Forsaken or Desolate, Zion is called My Delight and Married; God rejoices over his people as a bridegroom rejoices over the bride.
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