Isaiah 62:1
For Zion’s sake, will I not hold my peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake, will I not rest,—Until her righteousness, go forth as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that is lighted.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Psalms 98:1Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and his holy arm, have brought him salvation.
Psalms 122:6Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!
Proverbs 4:18But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,—going on and brightening, unto meridian day.
Isaiah 32:15Until there be poured out upon us the spirit, from on high,—Then shall the wilderness become, garden-land, And the garden-land, for a forest, be reckoned;
Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake put on strength, O arm of Yahweh, Awake, As in days of old, The generations of bygone ages: Art not thou that which—Hewed down Rahab, Piercing the Crocodile?
Isaiah 60:2For lo! darkness, covereth the earth, And, deep gloom the peoples,—But, on thee, beameth Yahweh, And, his glory, on thee is seen.
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 →