Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 62:5

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5. thy sons —rather, changing the points, which are of no authority in Hebrew, "thy builder" or "restorer," that is, God; for in the parallel clause, and in Isaiah 62:4 , God is implied as being "married" to her; whereas her "sons" could hardly be said to marry their mother; and in Isaiah 49:18 , they are said to be her bridal ornaments, not her husband. The plural form, builders, is used of God in reverence as "husbands" (see on Isaiah 62:5 ). over the bride —in the possession of the bride ( Isaiah 65:19 ; Jeremiah 32:41 ; Zephaniah 3:17 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-isa-62-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-62-5

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological