Isaiah 52
Legacy Standard Bible
Hope for Captive Zion
52 (A)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your (B)glorious garments,
O Jerusalem, the (C)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (D)unclean
Will no longer come into you.
2 Shake yourself (E)from the dust, (F)rise up,
O captive Jerusalem;
(G)Loose yourself from the chains around your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says Yahweh, “You were (H)sold for nothing, and you will be (I)redeemed (J)without money.” 4 For thus says Lord Yahweh, “My people (K)went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 So now, what do I have here,” declares Yahweh, “since My people have been taken away for nothing?” Yahweh declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My (L)name is continually blasphemed all day long. 6 Therefore My people shall (M)know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”
7 How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who proclaims (N)good news,
Who [a]announces [b]peace
And proclaims good news of good things,
Who [c]announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your (O)God [d]reigns!”
8 The voice of Your watchmen! They lift up their (P)voices;
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see [e]with their own eyes
When Yahweh returns to Zion.
9 (Q)Break forth, shout joyfully together,
You (R)waste places of Jerusalem;
For Yahweh has comforted His people;
He has (S)redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Yahweh has bared His holy (T)arm
In the sight of all the nations,
[f]That (U)all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.
11 (V)Depart, depart, go out from there,
(W)Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, (X)purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
12 But you will not go out in (Y)haste,
Nor will you go as those who flee;
For (Z)Yahweh will go before you,
And (AA)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
The Exalted Servant
13 Behold, My (AB)Servant will prosper;
He will be high and lifted up and [g]greatly (AC)exalted.
14 Just as many were appalled at you, My people,
So His (AD)appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will (AE)sprinkle many nations,
Kings will (AF)shut their mouths on account of Him;
For (AG)what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
- Isaiah 52:7 Or well-being
- Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
- Isaiah 52:7 Or is King
- Isaiah 52:8 Lit eye to eye
- Isaiah 52:10 Lit And...earth will see
- Isaiah 52:13 Or very high, exceedingly lofty; cf. 5:16; 7:11
Isaiah 52
American Standard Version
52 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem: [a]loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. 4 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause. 5 Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, [b]it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 8 The voice of thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, [c]when Jehovah returneth to Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10 Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah. 12 For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
13 Behold, my servant shall [d]deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred [e]more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), 15 so shall he [f]sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths [g]at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they [h]understand.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:2 Another reading is, the bonds of thy neck are loosed
- Isaiah 52:6 Or, here I am
- Isaiah 52:8 Or, how
- Isaiah 52:13 Or, prosper
- Isaiah 52:14 Or, from that of man, and his form from that of the sons of men
- Isaiah 52:15 Or, startle
- Isaiah 52:15 Or, because of
- Isaiah 52:15 Or, consider
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