King James Version
Isaiah 62:3 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 62 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.”
Isaiah 62:3 · KJV
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her Beulah: that is, Married
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. as the: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“in the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“in the hand”
H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
“of thy God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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