Isaiah 51:23

51:23 I will put it into the hand of your tormentors ¹ 

who said to you, ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’

You made your back like the ground,

and like the street for those who walked over you.”

Isaiah 62:4

62:4 You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,”

and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.”

Indeed, ²  you will be called “My Delight is in Her,” ³ 

and your land “Married.” ⁴ 

For the Lord will take delight in you,

and your land will be married to him. ⁵ 

[51:23]  ¹ tn That is, to make them drink it.

[62:4]  ² tn Or “for”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “but.”

[62:4]  ³ tn Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (kheftsi-vah), traditionally transliterated “Hephzibah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ⁴ tn Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bÿ’ulah), traditionally transliterated “Beulah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ⁵ tn That is, the land will be restored to the Lord’s favor and once again enjoy his blessing and protection. To indicate the land’s relationship to the Lord, the words “to him” have been supplied at the end of the clause.