Isaiah 62:4

God's Word

You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will no longer be called Destroyed. But you will be named My Delight, and your land will be named Married. The Lord is delighted with you, and your land will be married.

Cross References

Psalm 149:4

because the Lord takes pleasure in his people. He crowns those who are oppressed with victory.

Psalm 16:3

Those who lead holy lives on earth are the noble ones who fill me with joy.

Isaiah 49:14

But Zion said, “The Lord has abandoned me. My Lord has forgotten me.”

Isaiah 54:1

Sing with joy, you childless women who never gave birth to children. Break into shouts of joy, you women who never had birth pains. “There will be more children of women who have been deserted than there are children of married women,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 60:15

“You have been abandoned and hated; no one has passed through you. But now I will make you a source of everlasting pride, a joy for all generations.

Isaiah 60:18

No longer will you hear about violence in your land or desolation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Isaiah 61:10

I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God. He has dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He has wrapped me in the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom with a priest’s turban, like a bride with her jewels.

Isaiah 62:12

They will be called Holy People, Those Reclaimed by the Lord, and you will be called Sought After, a City Not Deserted.

Isaiah 62:2

The nations will see your righteousness. All kings will see your glory. You will be given a new name that the Lord will announce.

Isaiah 62:5

As a young man marries a woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Isaiah 65:19

I will rejoice about Jerusalem and be glad about my people. Screaming and crying will no longer be heard in the city.

Jeremiah 3:14

“Come back, you rebellious people,” declares the Lord. “I’m your husband. I will take you, one from every city and two from every family, and bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 32:41

I will enjoy blessing them. With all my heart and soul I will faithfully plant them in this land.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then Jerusalem will be my source of joy, praise, and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about all the blessings that I will give to Jerusalem. They will be afraid and tremble because of all the prosperity that I will provide for it.

Ezekiel 36:35

People will say, “This wasteland has become like the garden of Eden. The cities were destroyed. They were empty and ruined, but now they are fortified and have people living in them.”

Hosea 2:21

“On that day I will answer your ⌞prayers⌟,” declares the Lord. “I will speak to the sky, it will speak to the earth,

Hosea 2:22

and the earth will produce grain, new wine, and olive oil. You will produce many crops, Jezreel.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.

Malachi 3:12

“All nations will call you blessed because you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Armies.

John 3:29

“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I’m as protective of you as God is. After all, you’re a virgin whom I promised in marriage to one man—Christ.

Deuteronomy 30:9

The Lord your God will give you many blessings in everything you do: You will have many children. Your animals will have many offspring. Your soil will produce many crops. The Lord will again delight in making you as prosperous as he made your ancestors.

Hebrews 13:5

Don’t love money. Be happy with what you have because God has said, “I will never abandon you or leave you.”

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not God’s people, but now you are. Once you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.

Revelation 21:2

Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband.