1.
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.
For Zion's sake, &c. Not fulfilled, therefore, in the Gospel dispensation: for Zion is still trodden down of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24 ).
I . Here we have Messiah's intercession for Israel. See "B", p. 1007.
rest. Compare verses: Isaiah 62:6 , Isaiah 62:7 .
2.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
the Gentiles = nations.
called by a new name. As Abraham was (Genesis 17:5 ), and Jacob (Genesis 32:28 ).
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
name = expressly name, or specify.
3.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
crown = bridal crown. Hebrew. 'atarah, as in Isaiah 28:5 . 2 Samuel 12:30 . Song of Solomon 3:11 .
glory = beauty.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
4.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Forsaken. Hebrew. Azubah . From azab . See note on Isaiah 1:4 .
Desolate. Hebrew. Shemamah . See note on Isaiah 1:7 .
Hephzi-bah, which synchronized with this prophecy. See note on 2 Kings 21:1 .
Beulah. Hebrew. Be'ulah = married. See note above. Note the Alternation in this verse.
5.
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.
thy sons marry thee. Note the Figure of speech Catachresis ( App-6 ) . See note on marry, below.
marry = own, or possess. Hebrew. ba'al = to become an owner, or husband of a wife. See Isaiah 62:4 .
6.
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
day nor night. Hebrew all the day and all the night.
ye that make mention of = ye that remind.
7.
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
rest = silence, as in Isaiah 62:6 .
8.
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
sworn. Figure of speech Deesis. App-6 .
right hand . . . arm. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 .
I will no more give, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:30 , Deuteronomy 28:31 , &c). App-92 .
stranger = foreigner.
wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27 .
9.
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
gathered it = gathered it in. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 20:6 ; Deuteronomy 28:30 ). Compare Jeremiah 31:5 . App-92 .
praise the LORD. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 14:23 , Deuteronomy 14:26 ; Deuteronomy 16:11 , Deuteronomy 16:14 ). See note on "shall not" (Isaiah 13:10 ).
brought it together = gathered it out. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 12:12 ). App-92 .
the courts of My holiness = My holy courts.
10.
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
the People. In Isaiah 40:3 the way is to be "prepared" for Messiah: here, for His People.
cast up, cast up the highway. Compare Figures of speech Epizeuxis and Polyptoton. App-6 . See note on "highway" (Isaiah 7:3 ).
11.
Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Behold. Figure of speech. Asterismos . App-6 .
world. Hebrew earth. Hebrew. 'eretz.
work = recompense.
12.
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Sought out. Hebrew. Derushah.
not forsaken. Hebrew. L'o-Ne'ezabah.