Isaiah 62:4-6

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⁴You will never again be called ‘The People God Left.’
    Your land will never again be called ‘The Land God Destroyed.’
You will be called ‘The People God Loves.’
    Your land will be called ‘God’s Bride,’
because the Lord loves you,
    and your land will be his.^[a]
⁵As a young man takes a bride and she belongs to him,
    so your land will belong to your children.^[b]
As a man is happy with his new wife,
    so your God will be happy with you.

⁶Jerusalem, I put guards on your walls.
They will not be silent.
They will keep praying day and night.

Guards, keep praying to the Lord.
Remind him of his promise.
Don’t ever stop praying.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 62:4 your land … his Or “He will marry your land.” This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word also means “He will be the lord of the land.”
Isaiah 62:5 your land … children Or “Your builders will marry you.”