Isaiah 52:1-6

Evangelical Heritage Version

Wake, awake!
Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion.
Put on your beautiful garments,
Jerusalem, you holy city,
for never again will the uncircumcised
and the unclean enter you.
² Shake off the dust.
Get up and take your seat, Jerusalem.
Loosen the chains from your neck,
you captive daughter of Zion.

³ Yes, this is what the Lord says.
You were sold for nothing,
and you will be redeemed without money.

⁴ Yes, this is what the Lord God says.
In the beginning, my people went down to Egypt to stay there
    for a while.
Later Assyria oppressed them without cause.

⁵ Now what do I have here? declares the Lord.
Indeed, my people have been taken away for nothing.
Their rulers howl with mockery, declares the Lord.
My name is continually despised all day.
⁶ Therefore my people will know my name.
So on that day they will know that I am the one—
the one who is saying, “Here I am!”