Chapter 62

62:1I will not keep silent because of Zion,
and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem,
until her righteousness shines like a bright light
and her salvation, like a flaming torch.
2Nations will see your righteousness
and all kings, your glory.
You will be called by a new name
that the Lord's mouth will announce.
3You will be a glorious crown in the Lord's hand,
and a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
4You will no longer be called Deserted,
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land will be married.
5For as a young man marries a young woman,
so your sons will marry you;
and as a groom rejoices over his bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
6Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.
7Do not give Him rest
until He establishes and makes Jerusalem
the praise of the earth.
8The Lord has sworn with His right hand
and His strong arm:
I will no longer give your grain
to your enemies for food,
and foreigners will not drink your new wine
you have labored for.
9For those who gather grain will eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who harvest the grapes will drink the wine
in My holy courts.
10Go out, go out through the gates;
prepare a way for the people!
Build it up, build up the highway;
clear away the stones!
Raise a banner for the peoples.
11Look, the Lord has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth,
"Say to Daughter Zion:
Look, your salvation is coming,
His reward is with Him,
and His gifts accompany Him."
12And they will be called the Holy People,
the Lord's Redeemed;
and you will be called Cared For,
A City Not Deserted.

Chapter 63

63:1Who is this coming from Edom
in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah-
this One who is splendid in His apparel,
rising up proudly in His great might?
It is I, proclaiming vindication,
powerful to save.
2Why are Your clothes red,
and Your garments like one who treads a winepress?
3I trampled the winepress alone,
and no one from the nations was with Me.
I trampled them in My anger
and ground them underfoot in My fury;
their blood spattered My garments,
and all My clothes were stained.
4For I planned the day of vengeance,
and the year of My redemption came.
5I looked, but there was no one to help,
and I was amazed that no one assisted;
so My arm accomplished victory for Me,
and My wrath assisted Me.
6I crushed nations in My anger;
I made them drunk with My wrath
and poured out their blood on the ground.
7I will make known the Lord's faithful love
and the Lord's praiseworthy acts,
because of all the Lord has done for us-
even the many good things
He has done for the house of Israel
and has done for them based on His compassion
and the abundance of His faithful love.
8He said, "They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,"
and He became their Savior.
9In all their suffering, He suffered,
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion;
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past.
10But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit.
So He became their enemy
and fought against them.
11Then He remembered the days of the past,
the days of Moses and his people.
Where is He who brought them out of the sea
with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit among the flock?
12He sent His glorious arm
to be at Moses' right hand,
divided the waters before them
to obtain eternal fame for Himself,
13and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.
14Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.
15Look down from heaven and see
from Your lofty home-holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning and Your compassion
are withheld from me.
16Yet You are our Father,
even though Abraham does not know us
and Israel doesn't recognize us.
You, Yahweh, are our Father;
from ancient times,
Your name is our Redeemer.
17Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?
You harden our hearts so we do not fear You.
Return, because of Your servants,
the tribes of Your heritage.
18Your holy people had a possession
for a little while,
but our enemies have trampled down
Your sanctuary.
19We have become like those You never ruled over,
like those not called by Your name.