Isaiah 62

₁Jerusalem, I will speak up

for your good.

I will never be silent

till you are safe and secure,

sparkling like a flame.

₂Your great victory will be seen

by every nation and king;

the LORD will even give you

a new name.

₃You will be a glorious crown,

a royal headband,

for the LORD your God.

₄Your name will no longer be

“Deserted and Childless”,

but “Happily Married”.

You will please the LORD;

your country

will be his bride.

₅Your people will take the land,

just as a young man

takes a bride.

The LORD will be pleased

because of you,

just as a husband is pleased

with his bride.

₆Jerusalem, on your walls

I have stationed guards,

whose duty it is

to speak out day and night,

without resting.

They must remind the LORD

₇and not let him rest

till he makes Jerusalem strong

and famous everywhere.

₈The LORD has given his word

and made this promise:

“Never again will I give

to your enemies

the grain and grapes

for which you struggled.

₉As surely as you harvest

your grain and grapes,

you will eat your bread

with thankful hearts,

and you will drink your wine

in my temple.”

₁₀People of Jerusalem,

open your gates!

Repair the road to the city

and clear it of stones;

raise a banner to help

the nations find their way.

₁₁Here is what the LORD has said

for all the earth to hear:

“Soon I will come to save

the city of Zion,

and to reward you.

₁₂Then you will be called,

‘The LORD's Own People,

The Ones He Rescued!’

Your city will be known

as a good place to live

and a city full of people.”