Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted. New Living Translation They will be called “The Holy People” and “The People Redeemed by the LORD.” And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” and “The City No Longer Forsaken.” English Standard Version And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Berean Standard Bible And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. King James Bible And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. New King James Version And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. New American Standard Bible And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD”; And you will be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Abandoned.” NASB 1995 And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD"; And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.” NASB 1977 And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD”; And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.” Legacy Standard Bible And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of Yahweh”; And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.” Amplified Bible And they will call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD”; And you will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Deserted.” Christian Standard Bible And they will be called the Holy People, the LORD’s Redeemed; and you will be called Cared For, A City Not Deserted. Holman Christian Standard Bible And they will be called the Holy People, the LORD’s Redeemed; and you will be called Cared For, A City Not Deserted. American Standard Version And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken. Contemporary English Version Then 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." English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will be called Holy People, Those Reclaimed by the LORD, and you will be called Sought After, a City Not Deserted. Good News Translation You will be called "God's Holy People," "The People the LORD Has Saved." Jerusalem will be called "The City That God Loves," "The City That God Did Not Forsake." International Standard Version People will call them, 'The Holy People,' 'The Redeemed of the LORD'; and they will call you, 'Sought After,' 'The City Not Deserted.'" Majority Standard Bible And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NET Bible They will be called, "The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the LORD." You will be called, "Sought After, City Not Abandoned." New Heart English Bible They shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. World English Bible They will call them “The Holy People, Yahweh’s Redeemed”. You will be called “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken”. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have cried to them, “The People of the Holy One! The Redeemed of YHWH!” Indeed, to you is called, “The sought out one, a city not forsaken!” Young's Literal Translation And they have cried to them, 'People of the Holy One, Redeemed of Jehovah,' Yea, to thee is called, 'Sought out one, a city not forsaken!' Smith's Literal Translation And they called to them, The holy people, redeemed of Jehovah: and it shall be called to thee, A city sought for: not forsaken. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall call them, The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord. But thou shalt be called: A city sought after, and not forsaken. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will call them: The holy people, the redeemed of the Lord. Then you will be called: A city sought, and not forsaken. New American Bible They shall be called “The Holy People,” “The Redeemed of the LORD.” And you shall be called “Cared For,” “A City Not Forsaken.” New Revised Standard Version They shall be called, “The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD”; and you shall be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called, Avenged, Sought out, A city not forsaken. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall call them, the holy people, the redeemed of LORD JEHOVAH, and you shall be called, “Desired”, the city that is not forsaken! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; And thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken. Brenton Septuagint Translation And one shall call them the holy people, the redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called a city sought out, and not forsaken. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Zion's Salvation and New Name…11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.” 12And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Cross References Isaiah 61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed. Isaiah 60:21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified. 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. 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. Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” Jeremiah 32:38 They will be My people, and I will be their God. Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ Romans 9:25-26 As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” 2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” Zephaniah 3:20 At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD. Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Revelation 22:4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Treasury of Scripture And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and you shall be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. the holy Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 26:19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken. the redeemed Isaiah 35:9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 1 Peter 1:18,19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; … sought out Isaiah 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. Ezekiel 34:11-16 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out… Matthew 18:11-13 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost… not Isaiah 62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Jump to Previous Cause City Cried Deserted Desired Forsaken Holy Longer Redeemed SoughtJump to Next Cause City Cried Deserted Desired Forsaken Holy Longer Redeemed SoughtIsaiah 62 1. The fervent desire of the prophet to confirm the church in God's promises.6. The office of the ministers in preaching the Gospel 10. And preparing the people thereto And they will be called This phrase signifies a divine declaration and transformation. In the Hebrew context, names and titles are not merely labels but convey identity and purpose. The act of being "called" by God indicates a bestowed honor and a new status. It reflects God's authority to redefine and restore His people, aligning with His covenant promises. the Holy People the Redeemed of the LORD and you will be called Sought Out A City Not Forsaken Sought out . . .--i.e., a city which men would seek after to honour, and promote its welfare. (Comp. the opposite, "Zion, which no man seeketh after," in Jeremiah 30:17.) A city not forsaken.--With special reference to the name "Azubah" in Isaiah 62:4. (Comp, the change of names in Hosea 2:1.) . . . Verse 12. - They shall call them; or, men shall call them, equivalent to "they shall be called." The holy people. The Persians in some degree recognized this character in the Israelites (Ezra 1:2, 3; Ezra 6:8-12: 7:12-26). So did Alexander, according to Josephus. The Romans, on the contrary, regarded them as the votaries of a degrading superstition. Since the Roman conquest, they have been almost universally despised. Perhaps the prophecy may be considered to still await its complete fulfilment. Thou shalt be called. "Thou" refers to Zion or Jerusalem. She should be called Sought out - i.e. a special object of God's care - and A city not for-saken - the very opposite of her former name (ver. 4), which was "Forsaken." All the conditions of her former existence would be altered, nay, reversed, in the future.
Hebrew And they will be calledוְקָרְא֥וּ (wə·qā·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the Holy הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity People, עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock the Redeemed גְּאוּלֵ֣י (gə·’ū·lê) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman of The LORD; יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH and you will be called יִקָּרֵ֣א (yiq·qā·rê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Sought Out, דְרוּשָׁ֔ה (ḏə·rū·šāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship A City עִ֖יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement Not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Forsaken. נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃ (ne·‘ĕ·zā·ḇāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit Links Isaiah 62:12 NIVIsaiah 62:12 NLT Isaiah 62:12 ESV Isaiah 62:12 NASB Isaiah 62:12 KJV Isaiah 62:12 BibleApps.com Isaiah 62:12 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 62:12 Chinese Bible Isaiah 62:12 French Bible Isaiah 62:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 62:12 They shall call them The holy people (Isa Isi Is) |
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