Isaiah 51:9-52:12
New International Version
9 Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
who pierced that monster(F) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(G)
the waters of the great deep,(H)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(I)
so that the redeemed(J) might cross over?
11 Those the Lord has rescued(K) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(L)
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(M) will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(N)
12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(O) you.
Who are you that you fear(P) mere mortals,(Q)
human beings who are but grass,(R)
13 that you forget(S) the Lord your Maker,(T)
who stretches out the heavens(U)
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(V) every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(W)
14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(X)
they will not die in their dungeon,
nor will they lack bread.(Y)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea(Z) so that its waves roar(AA)—
the Lord Almighty(AB) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(AC)
and covered you with the shadow of my hand(AD)—
I who set the heavens in place,
who laid the foundations of the earth,(AE)
and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(AF)’”
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
17 Awake, awake!(AG)
Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
the cup(AH) of his wrath,(AI)
you who have drained to its dregs(AJ)
the goblet that makes people stagger.(AK)
18 Among all the children(AL) she bore
there was none to guide her;(AM)
among all the children she reared
there was none to take her by the hand.(AN)
19 These double calamities(AO) have come upon you—
who can comfort you?(AP)—
ruin and destruction,(AQ) famine(AR) and sword(AS)—
who can[a] console you?
20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at every street corner,(AT)
like antelope caught in a net.(AU)
They are filled with the wrath(AV) of the Lord,
with the rebuke(AW) of your God.
21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted(AX) one,
made drunk,(AY) but not with wine.
22 This is what your Sovereign Lord says,
your God, who defends(AZ) his people:
“See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup(BA) 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,(BB)
who said to you,
‘Fall prostrate(BC) that we may walk(BD) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
like a street to be walked on.”(BE)
52 Awake, awake,(BF) Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!(BG)
Put on your garments of splendor,(BH)
Jerusalem, the holy city.(BI)
The uncircumcised(BJ) and defiled(BK)
will not enter you again.(BL)
2 Shake off your dust;(BM)
rise up,(BN) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(BO)
Daughter Zion,(BP) 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.(BV)
6 Therefore my people will know(BW) my name;(BX)
therefore in that day(BY) they will know
that it is I who foretold(BZ) it.
Yes, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains(CA)
are the feet of those who bring good news,(CB)
who proclaim peace,(CC)
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”(CD)
8 Listen! Your watchmen(CE) lift up their voices;(CF)
together they shout for joy.(CG)
When the Lord returns(CH) to Zion,(CI)
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy(CJ) together,
you ruins(CK) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(CL) his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.(CM)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(CN)
in the sight of all the nations,(CO)
and all the ends of the earth(CP) will see
the salvation(CQ) 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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