Bible Strands
Isaiah 62:12
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD issues a proclamation to the ends of the earth, directing the announcement specifically to Daughter Zion following the declaration that the Savior is arriving with His reward.
The words — קֹדֶשׁ (Ko.desh) denotes holiness or set-apartness, and דְרוּשָׁה (de.ru.Shah) literally means one who is sought out or diligently pursued.
The thread — The designation "holy people" echoes Deuteronomy 26:19's promise of a people set high in name and honor, while the collective identity is later applied to the church in 1 Peter 2:9. The reversal of the name "Forsaken" directly fulfills the earlier promise in Isaiah 62:4.
Why it lands — The text states that Zion's identity will be permanently renamed to reflect divine redemption and persistent divine pursuit. It requires the reader to recognize that the community's status is defined entirely by God's declarative act rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 26:19 that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
- Isaiah 62:4 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- Deuteronomy 28:9 The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
- Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
- Isaiah 35:9 No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
- Psalms 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”