Isaiah 62:4 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

לֹֽא־יֵאָמֵר֩ לָ֨ךְ ע֜וֹד עֲזוּבָ֗ה וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ לֹא־יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה כִּ֣י לָ֗ךְ יִקָּרֵא֙ חֶפְצִי־בָ֔הּ וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ בְּעוּלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חָפֵ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ תִּבָּעֵֽל׃

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken, Neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; But thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, And thy land, Espoused; For the LORD delighteth in thee, And thy land shall be espoused.

Rashi on Isaiah

“inhabited” Heb. בְּעוּלָה, [lit. possessed,] inhabited.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Thou shalt no more be termed forsaken, etc. This verse shows that the words For Zion’s sake, etc. are spoken by the Lord; the expression I will not rest, etc. must be taken in a figurative sense.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

חפצי בה My delight is in it.3A. V., Hephzi-bah. These are two separate words.
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