Isaiah 62:1

For the sake of Tziyon will I not hold my peace 1 and for the sake of Yerushalayim I will not remain quiet, 1 until her tzedek go forth like nogah (brightness), 1 and her Yeshu'ah (Salvation) like a blazing lapid (torch), 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

In Context

2And the Goyim shall see thy tzedek, 1 and kol melachim thy kavod; 1 and thou shalt be called by a shem chadash, 1 which the mouth of Hashem shall designate. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 98:1(A Mizmor) 1 for He hath done marvellous things; 1 His right hand, and His zero'a kodesh, 1 hath gotten Him victory. 1

Psalms 122:6Sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim (pray for the peace of Jerusalem); 1 they shall prosper that love thee. 1

Proverbs 4:18But the orach tzaddikim (path of the righteous) is as the bright light, 1 that shineth brighter and brighter unto the full day. 1

Isaiah 32:15Until the Ruach + 32:15 Hakodesh be poured 1 upon us from on high, 1 and the midbar become a carmel (fruitful field), 1 and the carmel become a ya'ar (forest). 1

Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, 1 clothe thyself with oz, O zero'a Hashem; + 51:9 Moshiach; see Isa 53:1 1 awake, as in the yemei kedem, 1 in the dorot olamim. 1 Art thou not it that hath cut Rachav to pieces, 1 and pierced Tannin. + 51:9 See 27:1 1

Isaiah 60:2For, hinei, the choshech shall cover Eretz, 1 and gross darkness the nations; 1 but Hashem shall arise upon thee, 1 and His kavod shall be seen upon thee. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 62:1

The business of prophets was both to preach and pray. In this chapter, I. The prophet determines to apply closely and constantly to this business, ver. 1 . II. God appoints him and others of his prophets to continue to do so, for the encouragement of his people during the delays of their deliverance, ver. 6, 7 . III. The promises are here repeated and ratified of the great things God would do for his church, for the Jews after their return out of captivity and for the Christian church when it shall be set up in… Read the whole commentary →

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