Isaiah 62:4

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You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.

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Jerusalem, including Zion as its sacred hill and poetic name for the city, was the covenant center of Judah and the site of the temple. In this promise of restoration, Zion/Jerusalem represents God’s people, no longer abandoned but joyfully claimed and renewed by the Lord.

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Isaiah 62:4 mentions Jerusalem and Zion.

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