Isaiah 62:5

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 62:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 62:4, the land is called 'Married' and God delights in her, setting up the marriage rejoicing in verse 5.

Isaiah 9:17 Contrast

Isaiah 9:17 states the Lord does not rejoice over wicked people—a direct opposite of God rejoicing over His bride here. Strong contrast.

Isaiah 5:7 Contrast

Isaiah 5:7 describes God looking for justice but finding bloodshed—contrasting starkly with the joyful marriage here where God delights in restored Zion.

Isaiah 49:17 speaks of sons hastening to rebuild Zion—parallel to 'your sons shall marry you' in Isaiah 62:5, both about restoration through children.

Isaiah 65:19 Related theme

Isaiah 65:19 repeats God's joy over Jerusalem, reinforcing the promise of divine delight in His people.

Revelation 19:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 19:7 celebrates the marriage of the Lamb, the eschatological fulfillment of God rejoicing over His people.

Deuteronomy 28:63 inverts delight to destruction for disobedience, contrasting the rejoicing over the bride.

Ephesians 5:32 explicitly identifies the marriage mystery as Christ and the church, revealing the typological fulfillment of this verse.

2 Corinthians 11:2 uses betrothal imagery for the church's relationship to Christ, directly paralleling the marriage metaphor here.

Romans 7:4 Parallel

Romans 7:4 applies the marriage metaphor to believers' union with Christ, echoing the OT image of God rejoicing over Israel.

John 3:29 Typology

John 3:29 explicitly calls Jesus the bridegroom and speaks of joy—direct typological fulfillment of God rejoicing over His bride.

In Zephaniah 3:17, God rejoices over His people with gladness and loud singing—directly parallel to the bridegroom rejoicing over the bride.

Psalm 149:4 Parallel

Psalm 149:4 says the LORD takes pleasure in His people—directly paralleling God rejoicing over His bride here. Same theme of divine delight in His people.

Jeremiah 32:41 Related theme

Jeremiah 32:41 speaks of God rejoicing to do good to his people, reflecting the same joy as the bridegroom rejoicing over his bride here.

Psalm 45:11-16 describes a royal wedding, mirroring the bridegroom rejoicing over the bride used here for God's joy over Zion.

Deuteronomy 30:9 promises God will again delight in prospering Israel, echoing the joy of God over His bride.

Song of Solomon 3:11 describes the bridegroom's joy on his wedding day, paralleling the image of God rejoicing over His bride.