Epiphany · Second Sunday after the Epiphany · Year C
Isaiah 62:1-5
Zion’s New Name
January 16, 2028
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
Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5 Working Preacher
Frames the passage as a proclamation of reversal in identity and status.
Isaiah 62:1-5 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed homiletical read on God's refusal to stay silent about Zion.
Isaiah 62 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the new name and marriage imagery.
Isaiah 62:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic public-domain commentaries gathered for comparison.
Isaiah 62 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Barnes' plain-sense notes on the chapter's renaming and bridal imagery.
Isaiah 62:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text word by word for 'delight' and the renaming of Zion.
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Questions preachers ask
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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