Isaiah 62:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

This, as many like passages before, refers to the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, and, under the type and figure of that, to the great redemption wrought out by Jesus Christ, and the proclaiming of gospel grace and liberty through him. 1. Way shall be made for this salvation; all difficulties shall be removed, and whatever might obstruct it shall be taken out of the way, Isa. 62:10. The gates of Babylon shall be thrown open, that they may with freedom go through them; the way from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:12

And they shall call them the holy people ,.... For whom the way is prepared, to whom the standard is lifted up, and the proclamation made, and who upon it are gathered in to Christ the Saviour, and to the church: these shall be called, by men that know them, have a spirit of discerning, and are capable of judging, "the holy people"; a people separated and set apart for God, for his service and glory; chosen to be a special people, above all the people of the earth; chosen through... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:12

They shall call them - These characteristics seem to be put in their inverted order. - God will not forsake them. They shall be sought out. They shall be redeemed. And, Be in consequence a holy people. 1. When God calls, it is a proof that he has not forsaken. 2. When he seeks, it is a proof he is waiting to be gracious. 3. When the atonement is exhibited, all things are then ready. 4. And when that is received, holiness of heart and life is then to be kept continually in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY " THE SERVANT ." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophetical order; some as "the Servant." The last supposition appears to us the simplest and the best. The close connection with the preceding chapter is evident. If that then be, in the main, "a soliloquy of the Servant," this should he a continuation of the soliloquy. Israel is promised "righteousness," "glory," "a new name," a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The teaching of Scripture with respect to names. Names are not spoken of in the Scriptures as unimportant, but as of a very high importance. I. A SPECIAL VALUE IS SET ON THE NAMES OF GOD . The names of God are significant, and set forth his nature. "El" is "the Great;" "Shaddai," "the Strong;" "Jehovah," "the Alone-existent." God selected this last name as that by which he would be especially known to the Jews ( Exodus 3:14 ), and it became a sort of proper name with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The homeward call. "The prophet returns to the exiles in Babylon, and urges them not to delay their homeward march." It is the same call which resounded in the two former divisions of the prophecy ( Isaiah 48:20 ; Isaiah 52:11 ). I. THE WAY CLEARED . The gates of Babylon are to be thrown open. Invisible servants of Jehovah are to prepare the way ( Isaiah 40:3 ; Isaiah 57:14 ). A great highway (as in Isaiah 11:16 ) is seen stretching homeward, from which the party of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

God's summons to the enslaved. Taking the language of the tenth verse as an energetic address to the captive people of God to "go through" the gates of Babylon, and make their way with all diligence to Zion, the home of freedom and sacred joy, we have— I. A DIVINE SUMMONS TO THE ENSLAVED . To the individual soul , that has been brought into some spiritual bondage, perhaps under the tyranny of some enslaving habit; to the Christian Church , which has allowed itself to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:12

They shall call them ; or, men shall call them , equivalent to "they shall be called." The holy people . The Persians in some degree recognized this character in the Israelites ( Ezra 1:2 , Ezra 1:3 ; Ezra 6:8-12 : Ezra 7:12-26 ). So did Alexander, according to Josephus. The Romans, on the contrary, regarded them as the votaries of a degrading superstition. Since the Roman conquest, they have been almost universally despised. Perhaps the prophecy may be considered to still... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:12

And they shall call them - It shall be the honorable and just name by which they shall be known, that they are a holy people, and that they are the redeemed of Yahweh. No name is so honorable as that; no one conveys so much that is elevated and ennobling as to say of one, ‘he is one whom Yahweh has redeemed from sin and death and hell by atoning blood.’ He who has a just sense of the import of this name, will desire no Other record to be made of his life - no other inscription on his tomb -... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:11-12

Isaiah 62:11-12. The Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world Hath commanded his gospel to be preached to every creature: or hath sent forth his messengers into all parts of the world, in order to the conversion of Jews and Gentiles. Say ye to the daughter of Zion That is, to Jerusalem, or the church. Behold, thy salvation cometh Either the time of it is come, or rather the person that effects it, thy Saviour. Behold, his reward is with him That is, he has it in his power,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:11-12

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