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Chapter 62 is one of the most rousing, positive, celebratory chapters in the entire book. After years of torment and destruction- Jerusalem returns center stage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nevermore shall you be called \u2018Forsaken,\u2019 Nor shall your land be called \u2018Desolate\u2019; But you shall be called \u2018I delight in her\u2026\u201d (verse 2).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The city is reborn with a new name. It is no surprise that such a joyous chapter would spawn two popular wedding songs. In verse 5, \u201cYasis Alayich\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As a youth espouses a maiden, your sons shall espouse you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you<\/span><\/p>\r\n

(in the song the last phrase and penultimate phrase swap places). And in verse 6, \u201cAl Chomotayich\u201d:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set sentries, who shall never be silent by day or by night. O you, the ETERNAL One\u2019s remembrancers, take no rest.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Verse five continues the theme of comparing God to a groom and Israel to a bride, but it is slightly different, in that it is not a direct comparison. God is not the groom and Jerusalem is not the bride. The metaphor here is not about the wedding couple itself, but the love between the two. This verse also appears in Lecha Dodi, <\/span>discussed in chapter 52<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As to verse 6, the question is: who are the guardians? Some commentators explain that these are angels that God has sent to watch over the city. They provide supernatural protection for the city from enemies without. Other commentators explain that the watchmen are the prophets and those who mourned over Jerusalem. This protection is inward. God made sure that no matter the circumstances of the population as a whole, there will also be a cohort of people who care deeply about the city and will do their best to spread the message about the importance of the city and try to save it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Next time you are dancing away at the wedding, remember chapter 62 and be happy to bring the joy of the ultimate redemption to the bride and 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Among the many surprises of this most surprising of prophets, Isaiah offers a glowing vision of Israel\u2019s ultimate redemption, entangling the future joy of the people of Israel with the simultaneous redemption of all humankind (and the biosphere as a whole). Either we are all redeemed, or we are not yet redeemed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Paying special attention to the end of the Exile, Isaiah offers a series of portrayals of the return of the Jewish people to our ancient homeland, and the ways that the nations of the world will participate in that return, will benefit from it, and will celebrate alongside us.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the midst of all that celebration of return and homecoming, Isaiah speaks specifically to the redemption of Jerusalem. Promising not to remain silent (for the sake of Zion), he shares with us its ultimate triumph, which he frames as an espousal. God and Israel marry. Jerusalem as honored bride.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But it is not all Happily Ever After. At least, not quite yet. Part of our role is to remind God (hence, also to remember ourselves) that the redemption is not yet complete. \u201cUpon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set guardians who shall never be silent by day or by night. O you, the Lord remembrancers, take no rest and give no rest to God, until God establish Jerusalem and make her renowned on earth\u201d (verse 6).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We need to remind God that the job is not yet finished. We may indeed control Jerusalem and already dwell within her walls and in the adjacent modern city. But not until Jerusalem is fully established in the eyes of the world, we and God have our work cut out for us.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It does not suffice to simply control our Mother City in ways comparable to other famous cities. Jerusalem is called to a higher standard, to be the Mother to all those who are forgotten, outcast, shamed. Jerusalem is home to the widows and orphans of history, to the lame and the blind of the world. The Jewish vision of a real ingathering that excludes no one is bound up in the redemption of Jerusalem, and she seeks more than simply to be the locus of Jewish power. God can only establish Jerusalem through our efforts and work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Until God establish Jerusalem and make her renowned on earth: a synonym for justice, the very exemplar of inclusion and welcome.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For that Jerusalem, we all long. And so does God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In chapter 62, Isaiah delivers a message to the exiled Jews, telling them that they will be returning to their land. This return will be so impressive that the roads will need to be cleared:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the road for the people; Build up, build up the highway, Remove the rocks! Raise an ensign over the peoples! (Isaiah 62:10).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Without looking at the original verse, you might think that the Hebrew word for \u201censign\u201d (i.e. flag) is the familiar <\/span>degel<\/span><\/em>. But rather it is another common Hebrew word \u2013 <\/span>nes<\/span><\/em>. That word we usually think means \u201cmiracle.\u201d So why does <\/span>nes\u00a0<\/span><\/em>mean \u201cflag\u201d here?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Actually, according to some scholars <\/span>nes<\/span><\/em> never means \u201cmiracle\u201d in Biblical Hebrew \u2013 it always means flag (or flagpole). We can understand the progression to miracle from thinking of the word as meaning \u201csign.\u201d The miracles aren\u2019t simply supernatural events, but intended as a sign of God\u2019s providence. And flags are also a sign, used to represent a country, group or institution.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Another Hebrew word meaning both sign and miracle in Biblical Hebrew is <\/span>ot<\/span><\/em>. (The meaning \u201cletter of the alphabet\u201d came later.)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Many scholars say that the word <\/span>nes<\/span><\/em> is related to the root <\/span>naso<\/span><\/em> \u2013 \u201cto lift up\u201d, which\u00a0 makes sense if we think of how a flag is raised.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But what about another word that seems to have a similar root <\/span>nisayon<\/span><\/em> \u2013 \u201ctrial, attempt\u201d? It comes from the verb <\/span>nasa<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u00ad<\/span><\/i>\u2013 \u201cto try, to test.\u201d Some scholars say <\/span>nes<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>nisayon<\/span><\/em> aren\u2019t related. But I found an interesting suggestion from R. Yehoshua Steinberg. He connects <\/span>nisayon<\/span><\/em> to the earlier meaning of <\/span>naso<\/span><\/em>, writing that the way we test the weight of an object is to lift it up, and a person's strength is measured by his ability to lift, to bear. From here it developed the sense of testing in general.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The words <\/span>nes<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>nisayon<\/span><\/em> are often found together. For example, in the fifth chapter of Pirkei Avot, we find various sets of tens:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Abraham our forefather was tested with ten trials (<\/span>nisyonot)<\/span><\/em>...Ten miracles (<\/span>nisim)<\/span><\/em> were performed for our ancestors in Egypt...With ten trials (<\/span>nisyonot)<\/span> did our ancestors test God in the wilderness ... Ten miracles (<\/span>nisim<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><\/i>were performed for our ancestors in the Temple\"<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The words (<\/span>nisyonot)<\/span><\/em> and (<\/span>nisim)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>are deliberately repeated here to create a parallel between them. 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Chapter 62 extols the virtues of \u201cJerusalem,\u201d an evocative metaphor for the Jewish people themselves during the time of Divine redemption. The prophet mentions that such praises of the \u201ccity\u201d will be issued by, among others, \u201cwatchmen,\u201d who have been charged with \u201creminding\u201d God of His promise to restore \u201cJerusalem\u201d to its former glory:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen, Who shall never be silent by day or by night. O you, the LORD\u2019s remembrancers, take no rest. And give no rest to Him, until He establish Jerusalem and make her renowned on earth (verses 6-7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Who might these \u201cwatchmen\u201d be? R. David Kimchi (Radak) and R. Moshe Alsheich, in their respective commentaries devoted to v. 6, mention four distinct possibilities:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Angels that continually pray in Heaven for the restoration of the Jewish people;<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. \u201cAveilei Tziyon<\/em>\u201d (<\/span>lit. \u201cthe mourners of Zion\u201d<\/span>) who take it upon themselves as representatives of all the Jews, to specifically pray day and night for the restoration of \u201cJerusalem,\u201d (as in Shulchan Aruch, Orech Chayim 1:2-3).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. The Jewish people in its entirety, who constantly look forward to the rebuilding of \u201cJerusalem\u201d and mention it again and again in their prayers and blessings recited during their days and nights\u2014e.g., see the 14<\/span>th<\/span> blessing of the Silent Devotion; the third blessing of the Grace after Meals; and the last of the seven nuptial blessings.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Torah scholars whose unceasing devotion to studying the Jewish holy texts constitutes a plea in its own right to restore and rebuild the walls of \u201cJerusalem.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Rather than approaching these commentaries regarding the identity of the \u201cwatchmen\u201d as mutually exclusive, they can also be understood as complementary to one another, together comprising a symphony of supplications from various sectors, in different \u201cvoices,\u201d and sounding unique \u201cnotes,\u201d all striving towards a single goal, i.e., ending the Jewish people\u2019s punishing and debilitating exile. The Jews being restored to their ancestral home would allow them to more fully fulfill the role for which they had been created to pursue and develop, namely \u201cto serve as a light unto the nations\u201d (see <\/span>my post <\/span><\/a>for Isaiah 42.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Image: Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld, Watchmen on the Walls of Jerusalem \/ 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    The <\/span>adhan<\/span><\/em> blared through the Old City, calling the Muslim merchants and patrons to the <\/span>maghrib<\/span><\/em> prayer. Hephtzibah was not among those setting aside their current business; rather, the way her hair was wrapped indicated to passersby that she was Jewish. Wary of curious glares, Hephzibah opted for plain clothing, blending into the late Thursday afternoon crowd making their way through the narrow stone streets. Jolted out of her thoughts by the <\/span>muezzin<\/span><\/em>\u2019s<\/em> chanting, she stared right into the face of Isaiah, the religious expert she had gone in search of this afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    When she was old enough to read, Hephzibah\u2019s mother Huldah had showed her the two places in the Tanakh where her name appeared: 2 Kings 21:1 and Isaiah 62:4. Based on chefetz<\/em>, meaning \u201cdelight in\u201d or \u201cdesire,\u201d Hephtzibah had let the positive nature of the meaning buoy her through hard times. Now, though, she wanted to understand how someone who had been the mother of Manasseh, a person who wreaked such havoc on Israel, could have her named redeemed through the words of a prophet.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Quietly drinking tea with Isaiah in his\u00a0 apartment overlooking the Old City, he spoke reassuringly to Hephzibah, \u201cSee how Jerusalem has grown, and now offers hope not just to our people, but to so many faithful worshippers? God\u2019s love for this city and the hope we can feel in the history of these walls was the definition of pleasure. Instead of emptiness and decay, God delighted in Zion\u2019s return to being a haven and beacon of light to many nations. We live in what many believed was \u2018the center of the world\u2019 - a place that has taken centuries to build, and continues to change as our neighbors become more diverse. Filled with God\u2019s creations, people seek the holy, mystical, marvelous, modern tapestry of Jerusalem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    \u201cOf course, Isaiah, I understand why our city is important for many people who are faithful. Perhaps that is why God promises \u2018your salvation\u2019 in Isaiah 62. Our idea of a messiah so often settles on a person, but Jerusalem has seen great restoration, too. My name carries the delight of redemption, just as the place we live is a continual reminder that God has not forgotten us, along with the many others who live here or flock to our places of worship,\u201d Hephtzibah responded, as her demeanor reflected her joy at these insights.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Nevermore shall you be called \u2018Forsaken\u2019\u2026but you shall be called \u2018Hephtzibah,\u2019 \u2018I delight in her\u2019\u2026Announce to fair Zion, \u2018Your Deliverer is coming!\u2019\u2026they shall be called, \u2018The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord,\u2019 and you shall be called, \u2018Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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    Many years ago, \"Heftzibah\" (I delight in her) was a common Israeli girl\u2019s name. Now it seems that it has become a rarity.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    In our daily chapter, Knesset Israel, and probably Zion and Jerusalem, are given the name \"Heftzibah.\" Let us examine the meaning of the name.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, For the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, Till her victory emerge resplendent And her triumph like a flaming torch. Nations shall see your victory\u2026 And you shall be called by a new name Which the LORD Himself shall bestow\u2026 Nevermore shall you be called \u201cForsaken,\u201d Nor shall your land be called \u201cDesolate\u201d; But you shall be called \u201cI delight in her,\u201d And your land \u201cEspoused\u2026 (Isaiah 62: 1-4).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Jerusalem is going to be saved and arise from the ruins and will get a new name: \"Heftzibah - I delight in her\". The new name is not simply a semantic change, it describes the essence of God\u2019s love for us. Let the world know that I delight in her and want the city and the Knesset of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    What a glorious statement!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    We all yearn for the wonderful feeling of someone special wanting us and knowing that our existence has meaning for people we love. It is so empowering to feel that someone believes in us and wants to see us grow and develop, to arise from crises and prosper. This feeling is enough to justify waking up every morning to face life's challenges.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Most of us have experienced a state of \u201cHeftzibah\u201d: a feeling bestowed on us by a loving mother or father, spouse, sibling or close friend. It makes us feel that we are worthy, desirable and have potential. In the daily chapter, God tells us - \"I want you\" and evokes in us a memory of warmth and being protected. Will this call inspire a renewed search for this sense of \"being loved\" that has lessened during life\u2019s rat race? Dare we convey this empowering message to the ones we love?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    And what about God who delights in us? How much do we really delight in Him ?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    God loves us! the prophet proclaims. However, accepting love is not at all easy for many of us. In order to receive love, we must be able to expose our inner selves, to let go, trust and make room for love.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    People who are \"full of themselves\" and, alternatively, are suspicious of the intentions of those around them, or people who do not appreciate their own abilities and talents and their right to be loved, will not be able to accept love, even if it is lavished on them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    God tells us repeatedly: I want you, the Knesset of Israel, and does not let go. Do we dare to fully accept His love for us and reciprocate it?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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    62:4 \u201cNo more shall be said of you \u201cForsaken\u201d and your land no more be said \u201cDesolation.\u201d For you shall be called\u00a0 \u201cMy Delight Is in Her\u201d and your land, \u201cThe One Bedded.\u201d For the LORD delights in you and your lands shall be bedded.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    My Delight Is in Her<\/span><\/em>: <\/span><\/i>A transliterated version of the Hebrew for this name, Hephzibah, at one time had some currency among Bible-reading speakers of English.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The One Bedded<\/span><\/em>: Again, the transliteration, Beulah, became an English name. Most translations render it as \u201cespoused,\u201d but that is too formal and too decorous. This passive form of the verb <\/span>ba\u2019al<\/span><\/i> does indicate a woman who has a husband (the noun <\/span>ba\u2019al<\/span><\/em>), but it has a sexual connotation: Zion, the woman who has been forsaken will not enjoy consummation again. The sexual implication of the term is clearly suggested in verse 5: \u201cand a bridegroom\u2019s rejoicing over the bride \/ shall your God rejoice over you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible<\/em>, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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    The themes of righteousness and salvation that Malbim* struck in the previous chapter are continued in his commentary into the current chapter as well. On the opening verse: \u201cFor the sake of Zion I will not be silent, for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, till her victory emerges resplendent and her triumph like a flaming torch,\u201d he wrote:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    [The prophet] continued to speak about two matters that he addressed in the previous chapter. [A] Righteousness: God wanted to reveal Israel\u2019s righteousness, and the verity of their Torah and their faith. [B] Salvation: God wanted to deliver them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Israel\u2019s righteousness is symbolized by Zion, because Zion was the seat of the Sanhedrin and the Temple. Jerusalem symbolizes Israel\u2019s salvation because that is where the masses returned and where the exiles would be gathered, as stated [previously]: \u201cClothe yourself with strength, Zion, clothe yourself with garments of glory, Jerusalem\u201d (52:1). Zion would clothe itself with inner strength and spiritual victory and Jerusalem [would wear] the outer garments of corporeal victory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    To validate Israel\u2019s righteousness and the truth of its Torah, requires the production of arguments and evidence, hence \u201cFor the sake of Zion I will not be silent,\u201d I will not refrain from arguing and proving her truth. To deliver Israel from its exile requires action and deed, hence \u201cfor the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still,\u201d I will not be at rest, inactive; rather, I will act promptly to save them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Malbim\u2019s commentary here can be seen as autobiographical, since he was engaged throughout his rabbinic career in precisely those two areas: proving the validity of the Torah as he defined it and working towards Israel\u2019s salvation. His efforts in the former realm were characterized by his stalwart opposition to the Reform movement, for which he paid a heavy price, including incarceration by the Rumanian authorities on a trumped-up charge of blaspheming Christianity. (His release was secured only through the intervention of Sir Moses Montefiore). His contribution to Israel\u2019s salvation took the form of steadfast disapproval of the Haskalah (Enlightenment), which he saw as a threat to many traditional Jewish values.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    *For the significance of Malbim\u2019s commentary to the Book of Isaiah,<\/span> see our introduction to chapter 1.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":"","post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"For The Sake Of Zion I Will Not Be Silent","tile_main_caption":"To deliver Israel from its exile requires action and deed, hence \u201cfor the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still,\u201d I will not be at rest","tile_main_caption_size":"2","tile_sub_caption":"","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":"","tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Isaiah","chapter":"62","chapter_main_number":"396","date":"20270307","wall_id":"396"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":[{"term_id":"366","name":"Commentators","old_id":"766"},{"term_id":"635","name":"Jerusalem","old_id":"1035"},{"term_id":"988","name":"Modern","old_id":"1388"}]},{"order":11,"id":"68022","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Sefaria Source Sheets - Isaiah 62 ","post_title":"Sefaria Source Sheets - Isaiah 62","slug":"sefaria-source-sheets-isaiah-62","old_id":"68022","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":42228,"post_title":"Sefaria","slug":"sefaria","old_id":"42228","first_name":"","last_name":"Sefaria","description":"Sefaria is a non-profit organization dedicated to building the future of Jewish learning in an open and participatory way. We are assembling a free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation. With these digital texts, we can create new, interactive interfaces for Web, tablet and mobile, allowing more people to engage with the textual treasures of our tradition.","short_description":"Sefaria is a non-profit organization dedicated to building the future of Jewish learning in an open and participatory way. \r\n","credit":"","image_url":"","hide_writer":false,"link_for_pay":false,"image":{"id":42230,"alt":"","title":"Sefaria Logo2","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2.png","width":1200,"height":1200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2-300x300.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2-768x768.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2-1024x1024.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2.png","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":1200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2.png","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":1200,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sefaria-Logo2-420x420.png","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tags":false},"related_cahpter":"396","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_url":"","post_main_content_description":"","post_main_content_content":"

    \u201cIs God Happy?\u201d<\/a> by Evan Krame: Can God be said to have emotions?<\/p>\r\n

    \u201cRoads in the Bible\u201d<\/a> by Cameron Hamm: Explore Biblical modes of travel.<\/p>","post_main_content_image":"","post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Go deeper into the chapter....","tile_main_caption":"Source Sheets - Isaiah 62","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Links to learning resources","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":42232,"alt":"","title":"sefaria-words-sunburst","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","width":608,"height":395,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-300x195.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","medium_large-width":608,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","large-width":608,"large-height":395,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","1536x1536-width":608,"1536x1536-height":395,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","2048x2048-width":608,"2048x2048-height":395,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","post_full_size-width":608,"post_full_size-height":395,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","home_baner-width":608,"home_baner-height":395}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"Sefaria word sunburst visualization","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","old_create_date":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Isaiah","chapter":"62","chapter_main_number":"396","date":"20270307","wall_id":"396"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":12,"id":"68691","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Points to Ponder - Isaiah 62 ","post_title":"Points to Ponder - Isaiah 62","slug":"points-to-ponder-isaiah-62","old_id":"68691","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":38102,"post_title":"929-English","slug":"929-english","old_id":"38102","first_name":"","last_name":"929-English","description":"","short_description":"","credit":"","image_url":"","hide_writer":false,"link_for_pay":false,"image":{"id":38333,"alt":"","title":"\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","width":1513,"height":860,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-300x171.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":171,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-768x437.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":437,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-1024x582.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":582,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","1536x1536-width":1513,"1536x1536-height":860,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","2048x2048-width":1513,"2048x2048-height":860,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-1200x682.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":682,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-739x420.png","home_baner-width":739,"home_baner-height":420}},"tags":false},"related_cahpter":"396","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content_description":"","post_main_content_content":"

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    1. Persistently and consistently<\/em>. That\u2019s how God will act to redeem Jerusalem, and fulfill his plans for her change of status: \u201cFor the sake of Zion I will not be silent, For the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, Till her victory emerge resplendent And her triumph like a flaming torch.\u201d (verse 1).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    2. There will come a day when we won\u2019t need guards<\/em>. \u201cUpon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen\u201d (verse 6), who will watch around the clock. That will be good for security. But even better is to know that the situation is only temporary, until \u201cHe establish Jerusalem And make her renowned on earth.\u201d (verse 7).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    3. Road repairs.<\/em> God commands all the possible highways to be prepared for His returning children. Clear, pave, remove obstacles \u201cPass through, pass through the gates! Clear the road for the people; Build up, build up the highway, Remove the rocks!\u201d and raise a clear flag, so the people know their destination \u201cRaise an ensign over the peoples!\u201d (verse 11). 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