Isaiah 62:12

And they shall call them, The Am HaKodesh, 1 the Geulei Hashem; 1 and thou shalt be called, Derushah (one being sought), 1 Ir Lo Ne'ezavah (City Not Deserted).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

In Context

11Hinei, Hashem hath proclaimed 1 unto the ketzeh HaAretz (end of the Earth): 1 Say ye to Bat Tziyon, Hinei, thy Salvation cometh; 1 hinei, His sachar (reward) is with Him, 1 and His recompense before Him. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art an Am Kadosh unto Hashem Eloheicha; Hashem Eloheicha hath chosen thee to be an Am Segullah (Treasured People) unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of ha'adamah.

Deuteronomy 28:9Hashem shall establish thee an Am Kadosh unto Himself, as He hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt be shomer over the mitzvot of Hashem Eloheicha, and walk in His ways.

Isaiah 35:8And a maslul (highway) shall be there, and a derech (road), 1 and it shall be called The Derech HaKodesh (The Holy Road); 1 the tameh (unclean, impure person [see Isa 26:7]) shall not pass along it, 1 inasmuch as it shall be for them, 1 that is, the Holech Derech (Walker of the Road, i.e., whoever is the [Redeemed] Wayfarer on the Derech HaKodesh), 1 even evilim (morally bad foolish people) shall not go astray thereon. 1

Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the ivrim (blind) 1 by a derech that they knew not; 1 I will lead them in paths 1 that they have not known; 1 I will make choshech into ohr before them, 1 and crooked things straight. 1 These things will I do unto them, 1 and not forsake them. 1

Isaiah 62:4Of thee it shalt no more be said, Azuvah (Forsaken); 1 neither of thy land shall it any more be said, Shemameh (Desolate); 1 but thou shalt be called Cheftzi-Vah, (My Delight is in her) 1 and thy land Beulah (Married): 1 for Hashem delighteth in thee, 1 and thy land shall be married. 1

Isaiah 65:1I let Myself be sought of them 1 that asked not for Me; 1 I let Myself be found of them 1 that sought me not; 1 I said: Hineni, behold Me, 1 unto a Goy (Nation, People) that was not called by My Shem. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 62:11-12

The Advent of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. 11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord : and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. This,… Read the whole commentary →

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