Isaiah 62:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-5

The prophet here tells us, I. What he will do for the church. A prophet, as he is a seer, so he is a spokesman. This prophet resolves to perform that office faithfully, Isa. 62:1. He will not hold his peace; he will not rest; he will mind his business, will take pains, and never desire to take his ease; and herein he was a type of Christ, who was indefatigable in executing the office of a prophet and made it his meat and drink till he had finished his work. Observe here, 1. What the prophet's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken ,.... That is, of the Lord her God, as she had seemed to be to others, and thought to be so by herself, Isaiah 49:14 , not having so much of his gracious presence as is desirable; sensible communion with him being withheld; the word and ordinances not owned and blessed, or very little; and few souls converted; and the interest of Christ, labouring under many difficulties and discouragements, under the reproaches and persecutions of men, and so looked... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:4

Thy land Beulah - בעולה beulah , married. In the prophets, a desolate land is represented under the notion of a widow; an inhabited land, under that of a married woman, who has both a husband and children. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-7

From night to noon. The passage rather implies than states a very sad condition in which Israel is found, and it suggests to us, as a starting-point— I. DARK DAYS THROUGH WHICH A CHRISTIAN CHURCH MAY PASS , The evils and miseries which may then be endured may include, as with Israel at the time of this prophecy: 1 . Reduced numbers, causing weakness and humiliation, perhaps approaching extinction. 2 . Submission to some kind of bondage; either to the tyranny of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

Promises of future glory. Let us assume that Jehovah is the Speaker, and that he utters this oracle in a time of darkness and despondency. What is expressed is the intense passion, if we may so say, of God for the realization of his ideas in the world. The prophet fears not to use the boldest anthropomorphic imagery in setting forth this view of God. I. THE IRREPRESSIBLE DESIRES AND PURPOSES OF THE ETERNAL . He will not be silent nor will he rest. In dark times it seems... 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 62:4

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken . Judah had believed herself" forsaken" of God ( Isaiah 49:14 ), and had actually been, in a certain sense, forsaken "for a small moment" ( Isaiah 54:7 ). Her enemies, it would seem, had gone so far as to give her the name in derision . Neither shall thy land … be termed Desolate . Judaea had not only been desolated by the Babylonian invaders under Nebucbarlnezzar, but had remained "desolate" during the whole period of the Captivity ( Isaiah 32:13... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

Fellowship with God. "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken." Mistaken we may be—our judgment is so weak, our hearts so worldly—but not forsaken. It is a beautiful word, and it is enough. God will not condescend to explain all his ways to men; but he is a Father, and the Father will never forsake his child. Isaiah is called the evangelical prophet, and he is so; he heralds the kingdom of Christ, describes the nature of the kingdom, under a King who shall reign in righteousness, and gives us... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

The Bunyan figure of the Beulah-land. Hephzi-bah was the wife of Hezekiah, and mother of Manasseh. Very uncertain tradition says she was a daughter of the Prophet Isaiah. The name means, "My delight is in her," and Dr. C. Geikie says, "Her name, whether given at her marriage or earlier, wakes a thought of old-world tenderness and poetry. Was it a fond reminiscence of one he had loved and respected, when Isaiah tells us that Jehovah will make Zion, after her long desolation, once more his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:4

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