Verse 1
Isaiah 62:1
Bible in Basic English
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Because of Zion I will not keep quiet, and because of Jerusalem I will take no rest, till her righteousness goes out like the shining of the sun, and her salvation like a burning light.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לְמַ֤עַן צִיּוֹן֙ לֹ֣א אֶחֱשֶׁ֔ה וּ/לְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶשְׁק֑וֹט עַד יֵצֵ֤א כַ/נֹּ֨גַהּ֙ צִדְקָ֔/הּ וִ/ישׁוּעָתָ֖/הּ כְּ/לַפִּ֥יד יִבְעָֽר
English Translation
For the sake of Zion, I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem, I will not rest until her righteousness goes forth like brightness and her salvation like a burning lamp.
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Chapter 62 Context
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Because of Zion I will not keep quiet, and because of Jerusalem I will take no rest, till her righte...
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And the nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you will have a new name,...
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And you will be a fair crown in the hand of the Lord, and a king's head-dress in the hand of your Go...
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You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste lan...
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For as a young man takes a virgin for his wife, so will your maker be married to you: and as a husba...
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I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are t...
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And give him no rest, till he puts Jerusalem in her place to be praised in the earth.
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The Lord has taken an oath by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Truly, I will no longe...
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9
But those who have got in the grain will have it for their food, and will give praise to the Lord; a...
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10
Go through, go through the doors; make ready the way of the people; let the highway be lifted up; le...
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The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour c...
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And they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you wi...
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