Isaiah 62:1

God pledges not to rest until Zion's righteousness and salvation shine out brightly for all to see. It matters because God is relentlessly committed to His people's vindication.

Cross-references · 21

• Isa 62:6–7On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
• Prov 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Isa 32:15–17until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
• Ps 102:13–16You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
• Luke 2:30–32For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
• 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Heb 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
• Phil 2:15–16so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
• Isa 51:5–6My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Isa 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Isa 1:26–27I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
• Ps 98:1–3A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
• Ps 122:6–9Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
• Matt 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
• Isa 61:10–11I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Ps 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
• Mic 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Ps 137:6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
• 2 Th 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
• Zech 2:12And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
• Luke 10:2And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

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