Isaiah 52:7-10
New English Translation
7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains[a]
the feet of a messenger who announces peace,
a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”[b]
8 Listen,[c] your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes[d]
the Lord’s return to Zion.
9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects[e] Jerusalem.
10 The Lord reveals[f] his royal power[g]
in the sight of all the nations;
the entire[h] earth sees
our God deliver.[i]
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 52:7 tn Heb “How delightful on the mountains.”
- Isaiah 52:7 tn Or “has become king.” When a new king was enthroned, his followers would give this shout. For other examples of this enthronement formula (Qal perfect third person masculine singular מָלַךְ [malakh], followed by the name of the king), see 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kgs 1:11, 13, 18; 2 Kgs 9:13. The Lord is an eternal king, but here he is pictured as a victorious warrior who establishes his rule from Zion.
- Isaiah 52:8 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
- Isaiah 52:8 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”
- Isaiah 52:9 tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
- Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “lays bare”; NLT “will demonstrate.”
- Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “his holy arm.” This is a metonymy for his power.
- Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “the remote regions,” which here stand for the extremities and everything in between.
- Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “the deliverance of our God.” “God” is a subjective genitive here.
Isaiah 52:7-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”(A)
8 Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy,
for in plain sight they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.(B)
9 Break forth; shout together for joy,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.(C)
10 The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.(D)
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