King James Version
Isaiah 62:12 in the King James Version says “And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not fo...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 62 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.”
Isaiah 62:12 · KJV
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. work: or, recompence
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they shall call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“The redeemed”
H1350to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“And they shall call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“Sought out”
H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
“A city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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