Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Isaiah 62:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken” at Isaiah 62:4 as a specific part of “Zion Receives a New Name and Marriage Joy.”
You shall be called My Delight Is in Her
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 62:1–5. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 62:1–5
Read Isaiah 62:4 with 62:1–5. By itself, “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Unceasing speech seeks visible righteousness, a crown, release from abandonment names, and a land-city relationship pictured with marital rejoicing.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Zion Receives a New Name and Marriage Joy” through its own speaker, addressee, scene, poem, oracle, sign, or historical episode. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Unceasing speech seeks visible righteousness, a crown, release from abandonment names, and a land-city relationship pictured with marital rejoicing. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken” at Isaiah 62:4 as a specific part of “Zion Receives a New Name and Marriage Joy.”
Follow the Context
- The unit opens at 62:1 with the address, scene, poem, sign, question, or action named in its title.
- Unceasing speech seeks visible righteousness, a crown, release from abandonment names, and a land-city relationship pictured with marital rejoicing.
- By 62:5 the movement reaches its warning, promise, answer, response, or transition before the next unit begins.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
New names for Zion do not shame abandoned people or imply that marriage is the only honored state.
What Remains True
Hope for a community must hold justice, belonging, safety, worship, grief, and repair together. In Isaiah 62:4, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken” at Isaiah 62:4 as a specific part of “Zion Receives a New Name and Marriage Joy.”
Teach It Back
Explain Isaiah 62:4's precise role in Isaiah 62:1–5. Include “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken,” state the unit's historical or literary limit, give one proportionate truth and action, and explicitly reject one harmful use.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 62:1–5 — Zion Receives a New Name and Marriage JoySources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 62:1–5, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 62:1–5 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 62:1–5 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗modern scholarly book course
Isaiah course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and reception
Fred Gaiser; revised by Michael Chan
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, revised August 2024
Supports: Whole-book historical, literary, theological, ethical, and reception synthesis across Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and postexilic horizons.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Isaiah course, Outline Book 3B and themes of Zion, nations, liberty, and comfort; applied to Isaiah 62:1–5
Open the Enter the Bible Isaiah course ↗