Isaiah 52
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CHAPTER 52
1Rise thou, Zion, rise thou, be thou clothed in thy strength; Jerusalem, the city of the Holy, be thou clothed in the clothes of thy glory; for a man uncircumcised and a man unclean shall no more lay to, that he pass by thee.
2Jerusalem, be thou shaken out of [the] dust; rise thou, sit thou; thou daughter of Zion, prisoner, unbind the bonds of thy neck.
3For the Lord saith these things, Ye be sold without cause, and ye shall be again-bought without silver.
4For the Lord God saith these things, My people in the beginning went down into Egypt, that it should be there an earth-tiller, either a comeling, and Assur falsely challenged it without any cause.
5And now what is to me here? saith the Lord; for my people is taken away without cause; the lords thereof do wickedly, saith the Lord, and my name is blasphemed continually all day.
6For this thing my people shall know my name in that day, for lo! I myself that spake, am present.
7Full fair be the feet of him that telleth, and preacheth peace on hills [or mountains], of him that telleth good tidings, of him that preacheth health, and saith, Zion, thy God shall reign.
8The voice of thy beholders; they raised the voice, they shall praise together; for they shall see with eye to eye, when the Lord hath converted Zion.
9The deserted, either forsaken, things of Jerusalem, make ye joy, and praise ye together; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath again-bought Jerusalem.
10The Lord hath made ready his holy arm in the eyes of all folks, and all the ends of the earth shall see the health of our God.
11Go ye away, go ye away, go ye out from thence; do not ye touch [the] defouled thing, go ye out from the midst thereof; be ye cleansed, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
12For ye shall not go out in noise, neither ye shall haste in flying away; for why the Lord shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you together.
13Lo! my servant shall understand, and he shall be enhanced, and he shall be raised, and he shall be full high.
14As many men wondered on him, so his beholding shall be without glory among men, and the form, either shape, of him among the sons of men.
15He shall besprinkle many folks; kings shall hold together their mouth on him; for they shall see, to which it was not told of him, and they that heard not, beheld.
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Isaiah 52
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Jerusalem Can Celebrate
1 #
Rev 21.2,27. Jerusalem, wake up!
Stand up and be strong.
Holy city of Zion,
dress in your best clothes.
Those foreigners who ruined
your sacred city
won't bother you again.
2Zion, rise from the dirt!
Free yourself from the rope
around your neck.
Suffering Will End
3The Lord says:
My people, you were sold,
but not for money;
now you will be set free,
but not for a payment.
4Long ago you went to Egypt
where you lived
as foreigners.
Then Assyria was cruel to you,
5 #
Ro 2.24. and now another nation#52.5 another nation: Babylonia.
has taken you prisoner
for no reason at all.
Your leaders groan with pain,#52.5 groan with pain: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
and day after day
my own name is cursed.
6My people, you will learn
who I am and who is speaking
because I am here.
A Message of Hope for Jerusalem
7 #
Nh 1.15; Ro 10.15; Eph 6.15. What a beautiful sight!
On the mountains a messenger
announces to Jerusalem,
“Good news! You're saved.
There will be peace.
Your God is now King.”
8Everyone on guard duty,
sing and celebrate!
Look! You can see the Lord
returning to Zion.
9Jerusalem, rise from the ruins!
Join in the singing.
The Lord has given comfort
to his people;
he comes to your rescue.
10The Lord has shown all nations
his mighty strength;
now everyone will see
the saving power of our God.
A Command To Leave Babylon
11 #
2 Co 6.17. Leave the city of Babylon!
Don't touch anything filthy.
Wash yourselves. Be ready
to carry back everything sacred
that belongs to the Lord.
12You won't need to run.
No one is chasing you.
The Lord God of Israel
will lead and protect you
from enemy attacks.
The Suffering Servant
13The Lord says:
My servant will succeed!
He will be given great praise
and the highest honors.
14Many were horrified
at what happened to him.#52.14 him: One ancient translation; Hebrew “you.”
But everyone who saw him
was even more horrified
because he suffered until
he no longer looked human.#52.14 human: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 14.
15 #
Ro 15.21. My servant will make
nations worthy to worship me;#52.15 My … me: Hebrew; one ancient translation “The nations will be amazed at him.”
kings will be silent
as they bow in wonder.#52.15 kings … wonder: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
They will see and think about
things they have never seen
or thought about before.
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