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Isaiah 51:17-52:12
English Standard Version
Isaiah 51:17-52:12
English Standard Version
17 (A)Wake yourself, wake yourself,
stand up, O Jerusalem,
(B)you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
the cup of his wrath,
who have drunk to the dregs
the bowl, (C)the cup of staggering.
18 (D)There is none to guide her
among all the sons she has borne;
there is none to take her by the hand
among all the sons she has brought up.
19 (E)These two things have happened to you—
who will console you?—
devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
who will comfort you?[a]
20 (F)Your sons have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an (G)antelope (H)in a net;
they are full of the wrath of the Lord,
the rebuke of your God.
21 (I)Therefore hear this, you who are afflicted,
who are drunk, but not with wine:
22 Thus says your Lord, the Lord,
your God (J)who pleads the cause of his people:
“Behold, I have taken from your hand (K)the cup of staggering;
the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;
23 (L)and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
(M)who have said to you,
‘Bow down, that we may pass over’;
and (N)you have made your back like the ground
and like the street for them to pass over.”
The Lord's Coming Salvation
52 (O)Awake, awake,
put on your strength, O Zion;
(P)put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, (Q)the holy city;
(R)for there shall no more come into you
the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 (S)Shake yourself from the dust and arise;
be seated, O Jerusalem;
(T)loose the bonds from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says the Lord: (U)“You were sold for nothing, and (V)you shall be redeemed without money.” 4 For thus says the Lord God: (W)“My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing.[b] 5 Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and (X)continually all the day my name is despised. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name. (Y)Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am.”
7 (Z)How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, (AA)who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8 The voice of (AB)your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
(AC)for eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 (AD)Break forth together into singing,
(AE)you waste places of Jerusalem,
for (AF)the Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (AG)The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
(AH)and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
11 (AI)Depart, depart, go out from there;
touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves,
(AJ)you who bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For you shall not (AK)go out in haste,
and you shall not go in flight,
(AL)for the Lord will go before you,
(AM)and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Masoretic Text how shall I comfort you
- Isaiah 52:4 Or the Assyrian has oppressed them of late
Isaiah 51:17-52:12
New International Version
Isaiah 51:17-52:12
New International Version
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
17 Awake, awake!(A)
Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
the cup(B) of his wrath,(C)
you who have drained to its dregs(D)
the goblet that makes people stagger.(E)
18 Among all the children(F) she bore
there was none to guide her;(G)
among all the children she reared
there was none to take her by the hand.(H)
19 These double calamities(I) have come upon you—
who can comfort you?(J)—
ruin and destruction,(K) famine(L) and sword(M)—
who can[a] console you?
20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at every street corner,(N)
like antelope caught in a net.(O)
They are filled with the wrath(P) of the Lord,
with the rebuke(Q) of your God.
21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted(R) one,
made drunk,(S) but not with wine.
22 This is what your Sovereign Lord says,
your God, who defends(T) his people:
“See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup(U) that made you stagger;
from that cup, the goblet of my wrath,
you will never drink again.
23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,(V)
who said to you,
‘Fall prostrate(W) that we may walk(X) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
like a street to be walked on.”(Y)
52 Awake, awake,(Z) Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!(AA)
Put on your garments of splendor,(AB)
Jerusalem, the holy city.(AC)
The uncircumcised(AD) and defiled(AE)
will not enter you again.(AF)
2 Shake off your dust;(AG)
rise up,(AH) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(AI)
Daughter Zion,(AJ) now a captive.
3 For this is what the Lord says:
4 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,[b]”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.(AP)
6 Therefore my people will know(AQ) my name;(AR)
therefore in that day(AS) they will know
that it is I who foretold(AT) it.
Yes, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains(AU)
are the feet of those who bring good news,(AV)
who proclaim peace,(AW)
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”(AX)
8 Listen! Your watchmen(AY) lift up their voices;(AZ)
together they shout for joy.(BA)
When the Lord returns(BB) to Zion,(BC)
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy(BD) together,
you ruins(BE) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(BF) his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.(BG)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(BH)
in the sight of all the nations,(BI)
and all the ends of the earth(BJ) will see
the salvation(BK) of our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I
- Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
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