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Isaiah 62:1
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks in first person, declaring a resolve on behalf of Zion and Jerusalem. The commitment is bounded: it continues until a specific outcome is reached.
The words — אֶחֱשֶׁה ('e.che.Sheh), "I will be silent," and אֶשְׁקֹט ('esh.Kot), "I will remain quiet," are near-synonyms stacked in parallel; the double negation of silence is the engine of the verse.
The thread — Isaiah 62:6 posts watchmen who "will never be silent," echoing the same refusal of quiet. Proverbs 4:18 uses the same progressive-brightness image for the path of the righteous.
Why it lands — The verse gives a reader a stated divine commitment with a defined endpoint, not an open promise. It asks the reader to hold that pledge and to recognize that silence is not God's posture toward Zion's vindication.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 62:6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
- Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Psalms 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Isaiah 32:15 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
- Luke 2:30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
- Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Psalms 98:1 A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.