Isaiah 52
52
1 AWAKE, AWAKE, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. [Rev. 21:27.]
2 Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit [erect in a dignified place], O Jerusalem; loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.
4 For thus says the Lord God: My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there; and [many years later Sennacherib] the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing. [Now I delivered you from both Egypt and Assyria; what then can prevent Me from delivering you from Babylon?]
5 But now what have I here, says the Lord, seeing that My people have been taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them howl [with joy], says the Lord, and My name continually is blasphemed all day long. [Rom. 2:24.]
6 Therefore My people shall know what My name is and what it means; therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks; behold, I AM! [Exod. 3:13, 14.]
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns! [Acts 10:36; Rom. 10:15; Eph. 6:14-16.]
8 Hark, your watchmen lift up their voices; together they sing for joy; for they shall see eye to eye the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 Break forth joyously, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem!
10 The Lord has made bare His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whose direction the redemption of Israel from captivity is accomplished], and all the ends of the earth shall witness the salvation of our God. [Luke 2:29-32; 3:6.]
11 Depart, depart, go out from there [the lands of exile]! Touch no unclean thing! Go out of the midst of her [Babylon]; cleanse yourselves and be clean, you who bear the vessels of the Lord [on your journey from there]. [II Cor. 6:16, 17.]
12 For you will not go out with haste, nor will you go in flight [as was necessary when Israel left Egypt]; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
13 Behold, My Servant shall deal wisely and shall prosper; He shall be exalted and extolled and shall stand very high.
14 [For many the Servant of God became an object of horror; many were astonished at Him.] His face and His whole appearance were marred more than any man's, and His form beyond that of the sons of men–but just as many were astonished at Him,
15 So shall He startle and sprinkle many nations, and kings shall shut their mouths because of Him; for that which has not been told them shall they see, and that which they have not heard shall they consider and understand. [Rom. 15:21.]
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Isaiah 52
52
1“Wake up, wake up;
put on your strength, Zion!
Put on your beautiful garments,#Is 61:3
Jerusalem, the holy city!#Neh 11:1; Is 48:2
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
will no longer enter you.#Is 35:8; Rv 21:27
2Stand up, shake the dust off yourself!
Take your seat, Jerusalem.
Remove the bonds#52:2 Alt Hb tradition reads The bonds are removed from your neck,
captive Daughter Zion.”
3For this is what the Lord says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and you will be redeemed without silver.”#Is 45:13; 1Pt 1:18
4For this is what the Lord God says:
“At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there,#Gn 46:6
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.#52:4 Or them at last, or them for nothing
5So now what have I here” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“that my people are taken away for nothing?
Its rulers wail” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“and my name is continually blasphemed all day long.#Ezk 36:20; Rm 2:24
6Therefore my people will know my name;#Is 49:23
therefore they will know on that day
that I am he who says,
‘Here I am.’”
7How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,#Nah 1:15; Rm 10:15
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” #Ps 93:1; Is 24:23
8The voices of your watchmen#Is 62:6 —
they lift up their voices,
shouting for joy together;
for every eye will see
when the Lord returns to Zion.
9Be joyful, rejoice together,
you ruins of Jerusalem!#Is 44:26; 51:3; 61:4
For the Lord has comforted his people;#Is 40:1
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10The Lord has displayed his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations;#Ps 98:1–3; Is 51:9; 66:18–19
all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.#Is 40:5; Lk 3:6
11Leave, leave, go out from there!#Is 48:20; Jr 50:8; Ezk 20:34,41; Zch 2:6,7; 2Co 6:17
Do not touch anything unclean;
go out from her, purify yourselves,#2Co 6:17; 2Tm 2:19
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
12For you will not leave in a hurry,#Ex 12:11,33; Dt 16:3
and you will not have to take flight;
because the Lord is going before you,#Ex 23:23; Dt 1:30; 31:8; Is 45:2
and the God of Israel is your rear guard.#Jos 6:9,13; Is 58:8
The Servant’s Suffering and Exaltation
13See, my servant#52:13 Tg adds the Messiah#Is 42:1; 49:3–7; 50:10; 53:11; Ezk 34:23–24; Zch 3:8; Ac 3:13 will be successful;#52:13 Or will act wisely
he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.#Php 2:9–11
14Just as many were appalled at you#52:14 Some Hb mss, Syr, Tg read him —
his appearance was so disfigured
that he did not look like a man,
and his form did not resemble a human being —
15so he will sprinkle many nations.#52:15 LXX reads so many nations will marvel at him#Nm 19:18–21; Ezk 36:25
Kings will shut their mouths because of him,
for they will see what had not been told them,
and they will understand what they had not heard.#Rm 15:21; Eph 3:5
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