Revelation 21:2

And I saw the Ir Hakodesh, the Yerushalayim HaChadasha coming down and descending out of Shomayim from Hashem, having been made ready as a Kallah adorned for her Ba'al (Husband). + 21:2 Neh 11:18; Isa 52:1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

In Context

1And I saw Shomayim Chadashim (New Heavens) and Eretz Chadasha (a New Earth), for the shomayim harishonah (the first heaven) and haaretz harishonah (the first earth) were passed away, and there is no longer any Yam (Sea).

3And I heard a kol gadol (loud voice), a Bat Kol from the Kisse (Throne) saying, “Hinei, The Mishkan of Hashem is with men, and He shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be His people, and Hashem Himself shall dwell among them. + 21:3 Ex 25:8; 2Chr 6:18; Ezek 48:35; Zech 2:10

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Cross References

Psalms 45:9All Thy robes smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; 1 out of ivory heikhalim, stringed instruments have made Thee glad. 1

Psalms 87:3Glorious things are spoken of thee, 1 O Ir HaElohim. 1 Selah 1

Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; 1 clothe thyself with thy strength, O Tziyon; 1 put on thy garments of splendor, 1 O Yerushalayim, Ir HaKodesh; 1 for henceforth there shall no more come into thee 1 the arel (uncircumcised) and the tameh (unclean). 1

Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Hashem, 1 my nefesh shall be joyful in Elohai; 1 for He hath clothed me with the Bigdei Yesha (Garments of Salvation), 1 He hath covered me with Me'il Tzedakah (the Robe of Righteousness) 1 like a Choson arrays himself with splendor, 1 and like a Kallah adorneth herself with her jewels. 1

Jeremiah 31:23There shall dwell in Yehudah itself, in all the towns thereof together, ikkarim (farmers); they also that go forth with the eder.

2 Corinthians 11:2For I have kinah for you, a kinat Hashem, for, as a shadkhan (marriage broker), I betrothed you to one ish (husband) to present you as a chaste betulah to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach; + 11:2 Hos 2:19 ; SHIR HASHIRIM; Ep 5:26-27

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:2-9

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away… Read the whole commentary →

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