Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken - be "forsaken," so as that that term could be applicable to thee.

But thou shalt be called Hephzibah () - the name of Hezekiah's wife, a type of Jerusalem, as Hezekiah was of Messiah (): meaning, 'my delight is in her.'

And thy land Beulah -"Thou art married " See the same contrast of 'Zion's past and future state under the And thy land Beulah - "Thou art married." See the same contrast of 'Zion's past and future state under the same figure, Isaiah 54:4; ; .

Thy land shall be married - to Yahweh, as its Lord and Husband, implying not only ownership, but protection on the part of the Owner (Horsley).

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