Isaiah 52:7-10
English Standard Version
7 (A)How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, (B)who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8 The voice of (C)your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
(D)for eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 (E)Break forth together into singing,
(F)you waste places of Jerusalem,
for (G)the Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (H)The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
(I)and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 52:7-10
International Standard Version
7 “How beautiful[a] on the mountains
are the feet of the one who brings news of peace,[b]
who announces good things,
who announces salvation,[c]
who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’
8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices,[d]
together they sing for joy;
for they will see in plain sight
the return of the Lord to Zion with compassion.[e]
9 “Break forth together into singing,[f]
you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
and[g] he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has bared his holy arm[h]
in the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:7 Lit. they are beautiful; so 1QIsaa MTT LXXmss; 4QIsab reads It is beautiful
- Isaiah 52:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read who brings good news
- Isaiah 52:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads who announces peace, who brings news of good things, who announces salvation; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 52:8 Lit. their voice; so 1QIsaa; MT reads the voice
- Isaiah 52:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks with compassion
- Isaiah 52:9 Lit. sing for joy (sing.); so 1QIsaa; MT reads sing for joy (pl.)
- Isaiah 52:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 52:10 I.e. the Messiah
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