Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 62:5
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Isaiah62:5
5. thy sons--rather, changing the points, which are of no authority in Hebrew, "thy builder" or "restorer," that is, God; for in the parallel clause, and in Is 62:4, God is implied as being "married" to her; whereas her "sons" could hardly be said to marry their mother; and in Is 49:18, they are said to be her bridal ornaments, not her husband. The plural form, builders, is used of God in reverence as "husbands" (see on Is 54:5).
over the bride--in the possession of the bride (Is 65:19; Jr 32:41; Zep 3:17).
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