Isaiah 62:1 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 62:1

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest ,.... By Zion and Jerusalem, the church in Gospel times is meant, as it often is in this book, and elsewhere; see Hebrews 12:22 , for whose glory, prosperity, and safety, a concern is here expressed. Some take them to be the words of God himself, as the Targum and Kimchi; who seems to be silent and at rest, and even as it were asleep, when he does not arise and exert himself on the behalf of his people; but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:1

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace - These are the words of Jehovah declaring his purpose relative to the events predicted in the preceding chapter. Thou shalt be called by a new name - Viz., Christian - or, as in the fourth verse, בה חפצי chephtsi bah , "my delight is in her" - because she has now received that command, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; Hear Him." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace . In the past God has kept silence ( Isaiah 42:14 ; Isaiah 57:11 ). "The Servant" has not caused his voice to be heard. Babylon has been allowed to continue her oppression unchecked. But now there will be a change. God will lift up his voice, and the nations will hear; and the "salvation" of Israel will be effected speedily. For Jerusalem's sake. "Zion" and "Jerusalem" are used throughout as synonyms ( Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 4:3 , Isaiah 4:4 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1

Godly desires for the Church. The Jews were remarkably attached to localities. They cherished the national associations with such places as Bethel, the Red Sea, the Jordan, etc.; but they loved most intensely Jerusalem and Mount Zion. To the better Jews localities were only shrines of spiritual truths. Bethel meant "God near:" the Red Sea meant "God redeeming:" Jordan meant "God faithful to his word." Those Jews saw the spiritual through the local; we are expected to see the spiritual... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:8). On account of Zion; that is, on account of the people of God.I will not hold my peace - There have been very various opinions in regard to the person referred to here by the word ‘I.’ Calvin and Gesenius suppose that the speaker here is the prophet, and that the sense is, he would not intermit his labors and prayers until Zion should be restored, and its glory spread through all the earth. The Chaldee Paraphrast supposes that it is God who is the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:1-2

Isaiah 62:1-2. For Zion’s sake Namely, the church’s sake, Zion and Jerusalem being both put for the church, Hebrews 12:22. Will I not hold my peace It appears from the last verse of the preceding chapter, that this is immediately connected with it, and these may be considered as the words of the prophet, or, as Vitringa thinks, of a prophetic choir, representing the whole body of the ministers of God, and, among these particularly, the apostles and evangelists, at the beginning of the... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 62:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:1-2

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