In Chapter 62, verses 1-3 promise how bright and well-seen Jerusalem's righteousness and salvation will be to the nations. 4 & 5 talk about Jerusalem's people metaphorically as being married to God and to the land of that city. 6-9 calls the people to pray to God unceasingly for His provision for Jerusalem. 10-12 gives us a picture of Jerusalem being rebuilt and exalted among the nations, but also those nations proclaiming the coming salvation through "Him" who brings His reward and retribution with Him. The Jews surely interpreted this "Him" who brings to them a redemptive salvation as the Lord, their God. He is the One who makes them holy, redeems them, and it results in the city of Jerusalem being sought out.
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