Isaiah 62: Jerusalem: from a destroyed woman to a queen.

 In Isaiah 62 we read:

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her salvation like a torch that is burning.

As in other chapters of Isaiah after chapter 40, we suppose this chapter was written in Babylonian captivity; thus now Zion is destroyed. Is Jerusalem righteous? Jerusalem was destroyed because it is not righteous, so the Lord is working on Jerusalem, transforming Jerusalem so that her righteousness appear. It is very similar to the Lord changing me into a new creature.


2 The nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
3 You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal headband in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, “[a]Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “[b]Desolate”;
But you will be called, “[c]My delight is in her,”
And your land, “[d]Married”;
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the [e]groom rejoices over the bride,
So your God will rejoice over you.


Jerusalem that is now destroyed will no longer be called "desolate" but it will become a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord. It is very similar to the Lord changing a destroyed life into somebody very beautiful.

6 On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.
8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm:
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [f]foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
9 But those who harvest it will eat it and praise the Lord;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

Jerusalem was very unsecure, but the Lord will change it. This prophecy must be in the hearts of the people of the Lord. They must pray and somehow fight for this fulfillment instead of just rest and do nothing.

10 Go through, go through the gates,
Clear a way [g]for the people!
Build up, build up the highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a flag over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation is coming;
Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him.”
12 And they will call them, “The holy people,
The redeemed of the Lord”;
And you will be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Abandoned.”

The prophecy continues: many people are coming in Jerusalem. It is very interesting that in verse 11 we read: "His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him. The holy people that is going through Jerusalem gates are the Lord's reward to Jerusalem.