Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 62:7
And give him no rest, till he shall establish, and till he shall make Jerusalem a (k) praise in the earth.
(k) For the restoration of which all the world will praise him.
And give him no rest, till he shall establish, and till he shall make Jerusalem a (k) praise in the earth.
(k) For the restoration of which all the world will praise him.
AND GIVE HIM NO REST - Margin, ‘Silence.’ In Hebrew the same word (דמי _dŏmiy_) as in Isaiah 62:6. The idea is, ‘Keep not silence yourselves, nor let him rest in silence. Pray without ceasing; and do...
CHAPTER 62 Zion's Glory 1. _He will not rest (Isaiah 62:1) _ 2. _The new names (Isaiah 62:2) _ 3. _The intercession and the answer (Isaiah 62:6) _ 4. The accomplishment at hand ...
ISAIAH 62:6 F. Yahweh has appointed heavenly beings as an invisible guard of Jerusalem: their duty ever to sound in His ears, till its fulfilment, His promise to make her a renown in the earth. ISAIA...
REST. silence, as in Isaiah 62:6....
Jehovah hears perpetually the voice of importunate intercession ascending for the ruined walls of Jerusalem. This is the thought poetically expressed in the two verses, but the details of the concepti...
_Keep not silence_ Lit. "No silence to you!" The word _rest_in the next clause is the same as "silence....
DISCOURSE: 1010 DUTY OF INTERCEDING FOR THE CHURCH Isaiah 62:6. _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, k...
I HAVE SET WATCHMEN, &C.— As much as to say, "since God, by the peculiar blessing of his providence, hath placed watchmen upon the walls of Jerusalem, who shall constantly watch for its safety; theref...
2. NEW NOURISHMENT TEXT: Isaiah 62:6-9 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest. 7...
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. AND GIVE HIM NO REST - Hebrew, dªmiy (H1824), the same as in Isaiah 62:6, "silence:" 'keep not silence' yo...
1. The speaker is probably Jehovah Himself. HOLD MY PEACE] cp. Isaiah 42:14. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS] i.e. her vindication, the setting of her right in the eyes of the world (cp. Isaiah 58:8). SALVATION] i....
In this passage, ‘you’ means the city called Jerusalem and its inhabitants....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 62 *JERUSALEM’S NEW NAME V1 I will not be silent about *Jerusalem. Nor...
In ancient times, official *look-outs stood on city walls. Their duty was vital. It was to warn the inhabitants when any danger approached. Or to signal urgent messages to another city. In this verse,...
וְ אַֽל ־תִּתְּנ֥וּ דֳמִ֖י לֹ֑ו עַד ־יְכֹונֵ֞
THE LAND OF BEULAH Isaiah 62:1-12 _The Intercessor_, Isaiah 62:1-4. Messiah is speaking here. Throughout the ages, He ever lives to make intercession. He asks that His Church may be one, that the hea...
Having thus dealt with the material prosperity, and with the spiritual realization, the prophet now describes in greater detail the vocational fulfilment. Speaking as in the midst of circumstances of...
Here we see, in whose appointment ministers are, and what ought to distinguish the earnestness of their labours. What can be more blessed, and what service so honourable, as to be always engaged in sp...
7._And do not give him silence. _Hitherto the Prophet has spoken of the office and duty of teaching; but as this would not be enough if prayer were not likewise added, he exhorts the ministers of the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 61 AND 62. As Chapter s 50-53 presented Christ in His sufferings, chapter 61 exhibits Him in the full grace of His Person concerned in the blessing of Israel....
AND GIVE HIM NO REST,.... Not let him alone, as he desired that Moses would, but wrestle with him as Jacob did, and not let him go without the blessing; be importunate with him, as the widow with the...
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Ver. 7. _And give him no rest._] Heb., No silence; the same word as before, to quicken their diligence, and...
_I have set watchmen_, &c. The word שׁומרים, thus rendered, signifies properly those priests and Levites who kept watch day and night about the temple, and is from them applied to the spiritual watchm...
And give Him no rest till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth, so that His Church will be an object of praise and of reverence throughout the world....
ZION THE BRIDE OF JEHOVAH. The prophecy concerning the glory of Zion's perfection here reaches the highest point of exaltation: _ the congregation of the redeemed as the bride and spouse of the Lord....
REST: _ Heb._ silence...
6-9 God's professing people must be a praying people. He is not displeased with us for being earnest, as men commonly are; he bids us to cry after him, and give him no rest, Luke 11:5; Luke 11:6. It...
GIVE HIM NO REST; the same with the foregoing verse, and very acceptable to God, LUKE 11:8. TILL HE ESTABLISH, AND TILL HE MAKE JERUSALEM A PRAISE IN THE EARTH, by sending the Messiah and those labour...
Isaiah 62:7 give H5414 (H8799) rest H1824 establishes H3559 (H8787) makes H7760 (H8799) Jerusalem H3389 praise...
ISAIAH CALLS ON HIS FOLLOWERS TO BE WATCHMEN AND PREPARERS OF THE WAY (ISAIAH 62:6). These words probably to be seen as the words of Isaiah, although they could till be the words of the Anointed One....
CONTENTS: Restoration of Israel to God's favor, and honor with the nations. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Israel's full salvation is sure to come when they are regathered and their Redeemer r...
Isaiah 62:1. _For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace._ The Redeemer speaks by his prophet; the zeal of his Father's house absorbed his soul. He imparted his Spirit to the apostles; they could not be...
_I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem_ THE WATCHMAN’S CALL The prosperity of the kingdom of Jesus Christ, which teaches the Gentile world through Hebrew channels, depends on two condition...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 62:6 JERUSALEM here is the new city of God, where his people will dwell in safety and righteousness forever (see Revelation 21:2,...
THE HEAVENLY WORKERS AND THE EARTHLY WATCHERS Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 62:6. _For Zion’s sake will I not hold My peace. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, &c._ Two expository remarks. 1. Th...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 62:1 FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY "THE SERVANT." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophetical order; some as "the Serva...
In chapter 62, God continues to speak of the restoration of Israel. For Zion's sake [that is, Jerusalem] will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness th...
Isaiah 61:11; Isaiah 62:1; Jeremiah 33:9; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 6:13;
A praise — By sending the Messiah, and those labourers into his vineyard, whereby the church may be established, and settled on sure foundations, and so become a matter of praise to God. All the natio...