Bible Strands
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet delivers Yahweh's declaration to personified Jerusalem immediately after announcing her new name, Hephzibah, and her land's name, Beulah. This occurs at a prophetic pivot point where restored status replaces previous descriptions of abandonment.
The words — The Hebrew verb יִבְעַל (yiv'el) translates literally as "he marries" or "takes as a wife," establishing the covenantal metaphor. The noun חָתָן (chatan) means "bridegroom," directly anchoring the comparison between human wedding joy and divine delight.
The thread — Isaiah 62:4 introduces the marital metaphor for the land, while Isaiah 65:19 repeats the theme of God's rejoicing over His people. Hebrews 12:2 later applies the structural pattern of divine joy to Christ's endurance of the cross.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that God's active joy, not human merit, establishes the covenant relationship. It demands acceptance of this stated reality as the basis for identity and conduct.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Isaiah 65:19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Isaiah 49:18 Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.
- Jeremiah 32:41 Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Song of Solomon 3:11 Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.