Jerusalem and its Guardians
Isaiah (TCB) 62:
1 FOR THE SAKE OF ZION, I WILL NOT BE SILENT, AND FOR THE SAKE OF JERUSALEM I WILL NOT REST, UNTIL HER RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES OUT LIKE BRILLIANCE, AND HER SALVATION BURNS LIKE A TORCH.
Isaiah continues the theme referring to the End Times and the Restoration of Israel which will be centered on Jerusalem.
2 AND NATIONS SHALL SEE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL KINGS YOUR GLORY, AND YOU SHALL BE CALLED A NEW NAME, WHICH THE MOUTH OF THE LORD SHALL PRONOUNCE.
3 AND YOU SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY IN THE HAND OF THE LORD AND A KINGLY DIADEM IN THE HAND OF YOUR GOD.
4 NO LONGER SHALL "FORSAKEN" BE SAID OF YOU, AND "DESOLATE" SHALL NO LONGER BE SAID OF YOUR LAND, FOR YOU SHALL BE CALLED "MY DESIRE IS IN HER," AND YOUR LAND, "INHABITED," FOR THE LORD DESIRES YOU, AND YOUR LAND SHALL BE INHABITED.
5 AS A YOUNG MAN LIVES WITH A VIRGIN, SO SHALL YOUR CHILDREN LIVE IN YOU, AND THE REJOICING OF A BRIDEGROOM OVER A BRIDE SHALL YOUR GOD REJOICE OVER YOU.
6 ON YOUR WALLS, O JERUSALEM, I HAVE APPOINTED WATCHMEN; ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT, THEY SHALL NEVER BE SILENT; THOSE WHO REMIND THE LORD, BE NOT SILENT.
7 AND GIVE HIM NO REST, UNTIL HE ESTABLISHES AND UNTIL HE MAKES JERUSALEM A PRAISE IN THE LAND.
Abrabanel says these are both the angels (mentioned in the Talmud) appointed by the Almighty to pray for Jerusalem and also the Holy People who will continually pray for the restoration, peace, and safety of Jerusalem.
8 THE LORD SWORE BY HIS RIGHT HAND AND BY THE ARM OF HIS STRENGTH; I WILL NO LONGER GIVE YOUR GRAIN TO YOUR ENEMIES, AND FOREIGNERS SHALL NO LONGER DRINK YOUR WINE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE TOILED.
9 BUT ITS GATHERERS SHALL EAT IT AND THEY SHALL PRAISE THE LORD, AND ITS GATHERERS SHALL DRINK IT IN MY HOLY COURTS.
10 PASS, PASS THROUGH THE PORTALS, CLEAR THE WAY OF THE PEOPLE, PAVE, PAVE THE HIGHWAY, CLEAR IT OF STONES, LIFT UP A BANNER OVER THE PEOPLES.
11 BEHOLD, THE LORD ANNOUNCED TO THE END OF THE EARTH, "SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR SALVATION HAS COME.' " BEHOLD HIS REWARD IS WITH HIM, AND HIS WAGE IS BEFORE HIM.
12 AND THEY SHALL CALL THEM THE HOLY PEOPLE, THOSE REDEEMED BY THE LORD, AND YOU SHALL BE CALLED, "SOUGHT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN."