Isaiah 62:5 - Exposition

As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride . There is a double employment of the analogy with marriage here. The land, Judaea, personified as a female, is married to her sons, or her people, regarded (in this connection) as a male. The people, regarded as a female ("the virgin daughter of Zion," Isaiah 37:22 ) is also married to Jehovah, and recognizes him as her Bridegroom (Comp. Isaiah 54:5 ). As Bridegroom, God calls his bride "Hephzi-bah"—"my delight is in her."