Isaiah 52
52
Israel Will Be Saved
1Wake up! Wake up!
Zion, clothe yourself with strength.
Holy city of Jerusalem, stand up
and put on your beautiful clothes!
Those filthy foreigners#52:1 filthy foreigners Or “unclean men that have not been circumcised.” will not enter you again.
2Jerusalem, get up and shake off the dust!
Daughter Zion,#52:2 Daughter Zion Another name for Jerusalem. you were a prisoner,
but take the chains off your neck.
3The Lord says,
“You were not sold for money.
So I will not use money to set you free.”
4The Lord GOD says, “First, my people went down to Egypt and became slaves. Then Assyria made them slaves. 5Now look what has happened. Another nation has taken my people,” says the Lord. “That country did not pay to take my people, but they rule over them and laugh at them, and they say bad things about me all the time.” The Lord is the one saying these things.
6“This happened so that my people will learn about me. My people will know who I am. My people will know my name, and they will know that I Am He#52:6 I Am He This is like YAHWEH, the Hebrew name for God. It shows that God lives forever, and that he is always with his people. See Ex. 3:13-17. is speaking to them.”
7How wonderful it is to see someone coming over the hills to tell good news. How wonderful to hear him announce, “There is peace! We have been saved!” and to hear him say to Zion, “Your God is the king!”
8The city guards#52:8 guards Men who stand on the city walls and watch for messengers or trouble coming to the city. Here, this probably means the prophets. are shouting.
They are all rejoicing together.
They can all see the Lord returning to Zion.
9Ruins of Jerusalem, be happy again!
Rejoice because the Lord
comforted his people and set Jerusalem free.
10The Lord showed his holy strength to all the nations.
All the faraway countries saw how God saved his people.
11So leave Babylon!
Leave that place!
Priests, you carry the things that belong to the Lord.
So make yourselves pure.
Don’t touch anything that is not pure.
12You will leave Babylon,
but they will not force you to leave in a hurry.
You will not be forced to run away.
The Lord will be in front of you.
The God of Israel will be behind you.#52:12 The Lord … behind you This shows that God will protect his people. Compare Ex. 14:19, 20.
God’s Suffering Servant
13The Lord says, “Look, my servant will succeed in what he has to do, and he will be raised to a position of high honor. 14It is true that many were shocked when they saw him. He was beaten so badly that he no longer looked like a man. 15But it is also true that many nations will be amazed at him. Kings will look at him and be unable to speak. They will see what they had never been told. They will understand what they had never heard.#52:15 They will see … heard Or “Those who were not told the message saw what happened. Those who did not hear understood.””
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Isaiah 52
52
Deliverance for Jerusalem
1Awake, awake,
clothe yourself with strength, O Zion!
Put on your garments of splendor,
O Jerusalem, holy city!
For the uncircumcised and unclean
will no longer enter you.
2Shake off your dust!
Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem.
Remove the chains from your neck,
O captive Daughter of Zion.
3For this is what the Lord says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed.”
4For this is what the Lord GOD says:
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
5And now what have I here?
declares the Lord.
For My people have been taken without cause;
those who rule them taunt,#52:5 DSS and Vulgate; MT wail
declares the Lord,
and My name is blasphemed continually
all day long.#52:5 LXX—on account of you My name is blasphemed continually among the Gentiles; cited in Romans 2:24
6Therefore My people will know My name;
therefore they will know on that day
that I am He who speaks.
Here I am!”
7How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,#52:7 Cited in Romans 10:15
who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
8Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices,
together they shout for joy.
For every eye will see
when the Lord returns to Zion.
9Break forth in joy, sing together,
O ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted His people;
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10The Lord has bared His holy arm
in the sight of all the nations;
all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
11Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing;#52:11 Cited in 2 Corinthians 6:17
come out from it, purify yourselves,
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
12For you will not leave in a hurry
nor flee in haste,
for the Lord goes before you,
and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
The Servant Exalted
(Philippians 2:5–11)
13Behold, My Servant will prosper;#52:13 Or will act wisely
He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14Just as many were appalled at Him #52:14 Syriac; Hebrew at You—
His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man,
and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
15so He will sprinkle #52:15 Or startle many nations.
Kings will shut their mouths because of Him.
For they will see what they have not been told,
and they will understand what they have not heard.#52:15 LXX For those who were not told will see, and those who have not heard will understand. Cited in Romans 15:21
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