Isa 62:7-10 | JFB | STEP | 7. no rest-- Hebrew, "silence"; keep not silence yourselves, nor let Him rest in silence. Compare as to Messiah Himself, "I will not hold ... peace ... not rest" ( ); Messiah's watchmen ( , ) imitate Him ( ) in intercessory "prayer without ceasing" for Jerusalem ( ; ); also for the spiritual Jerusalem, the Church ( , ; ). a praise-- (See on ; ).

‏ Isaiah 62:7-10

7. no rest--Hebrew, "silence"; keep not silence yourselves, nor let Him rest in silence. Compare as to Messiah Himself, "I will not hold ... peace ... not rest" (Is 62:1); Messiah's watchmen (Is 62:6, 7) imitate Him (Is 62:1) in intercessory "prayer without ceasing" for Jerusalem (Psa 122:6; 51:18); also for the spiritual Jerusalem, the Church (Lu 18:1, 7; Ro 1:9).

a praise--(See on Is 61:11; Zep 3:20).

8. sworn by ... right hand--His mighty instrument of accomplishing His will (compare Is 45:23; He 6:13).

sons of ... stranger--Foreigners shall no more rob thee of the fruit of thy labors (compare Is 65:21, 22).

9. eat ... and praise--not consume it on their own lusts, and without thanksgiving.

drink it in ... courts--They who have gathered the vintage shall drink it at the feasts held in the courts surrounding the temple (De 12:17, 18; 14:23, &c.).

10. What Isaiah in the person of Messiah had engaged in (Is 62:1) unrestingly to seek, and what the watchmen were unrestingly to pray for (Is 62:7), and what Jehovah solemnly promised (Is 62:8, 9), is now to be fulfilled; the Gentile nations are commanded to "go through the gates" (either of their own cities [Rosenmuller] or of Jerusalem [Maurer]), in order to remove all obstacles out of "the way of the people (Israel)" (see on Is 7:14; Is 40:3; 52:10-12).

standard--for the dispersed Jews to rally round, with a view to their return (Is 49:22; 11:12).