Isaiah 52
52
God Redeems Jerusalem
1Awake, awake!
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised #Neh. 11:1; Is. 48:2; 64:10; Zech. 14:20, 21; Matt. 4:5; (Rev. 21:2–27)and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.
2#Is. 3:26Shake yourself from the dust, arise;
Sit down, O Jerusalem!
#Is. 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; Zech. 2:7Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion!
3For thus says the Lord:
#Ps. 44:12; Jer. 15:13“You have sold yourselves for nothing,
And you shall be redeemed #Is. 45:13without money.”
4For thus says the Lord God:
“My people went down at first
Into #Gen. 46:6Egypt to dwell there;
Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is #Ezek. 36:20, 23; Rom. 2:24blasphemed continually every day.
6Therefore My people shall know My name;
Therefore they shall know in that day
That I am He who speaks:
‘Behold, it is I.’ ”
7#Is. 40:9; 61:1; Nah. 1:15; Rom. 10:15; Eph. 6:15How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
#Ps. 93:1; Is. 24:23“Your God reigns!”
8Your watchmen shall lift up their voices,
With their voices they shall sing together;
For they shall see eye to eye
When the Lord brings back Zion.
9Break forth into joy, sing together,
You waste places of Jerusalem!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10#Ps. 98:1–3The Lord has made bare His holy arm
In the eyes of #Luke 3:6all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see
The salvation of our God.
11#Is. 48:20; Jer. 50:8; Zech. 2:6, 7; 2 Cor. 6:17Depart! Depart! Go out from there,
Touch no unclean thing;
Go out from the midst of her,
#Lev. 22:2; (Is. 1:16)Be clean,
You who bear the vessels of the Lord.
12For #Ex. 12:11, 33; Deut. 16:3you shall not go out with haste,
Nor go by flight;
#Mic. 2:13For the Lord will go before you,
#Ex. 14:19, 20; Is. 58:8And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
The Sin-Bearing Servant
13Behold, #Is. 42:1My Servant shall deal prudently;
#Is. 57:15; Phil. 2:9He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.
14Just as many were astonished at you,
So His #Ps. 22:6, 7; Matt. 26:67; 27:30; John 19:3visage was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
15#Num. 19:18–21; Ezek. 36:25So shall He sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For #Rom. 15:21; (Eph. 3:5, 9); 1 Pet. 1:2what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.
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Isaiah 52
52
Jerusalem Will Be Saved
1Wake up, wake up, Jerusalem!
Become strong!
Be beautiful again,
holy city of Jerusalem.
The people who do not worship God and who are not pure
will not enter you again.
2Jerusalem, you once were a prisoner.
Now shake off the dust and stand up.
Jerusalem, you once were a prisoner.
But now free yourself from the chains around your neck.
3This is what the Lord says:
“You were not sold for a price.
So you will be saved without cost.”
4This is what the Lord God says:
“First my people went down to Egypt to live.
Later Assyria made them slaves.
5“Now see what has happened,” says the Lord.
“Another nation has taken away my people for nothing.
This nation who rules them makes fun of me,” says the Lord.
“All day long they speak against me.
6But this has happened so my people will know who I am.
They will know I am God.
And they will know that I am the one speaking to them.”
7How beautiful is the person
who comes over the mountains to bring good news.
How beautiful is the one who announces peace.
He brings good news
and announces salvation.
How beautiful are the feet of the one who says to Jerusalem,
“Your God is king.”
8Listen! Your guards are shouting.
They are all shouting for joy!
They all will see with their own eyes
when the Lord returns to Jerusalem.
9Jerusalem, your buildings are destroyed now.
But shout and rejoice together.
You can rejoice because the Lord has comforted his people.
He has saved Jerusalem.
10The Lord will show his holy power
to all the nations.
Then everyone on earth
will see the salvation of our God.
11You people, leave, leave; get out of Babylon!
Touch nothing that is unclean.
You men who carry the things used in worship,
leave there and make yourselves pure.
12You will not be forced to leave Babylon quickly.
You will not be forced to run away.
The Lord will go before you.
And the God of Israel will guard you from behind.
God’s Suffering Servant
13The Lord says, “See, my servant will act wisely.
People will greatly honor and respect him.
14Many people were shocked when they saw him.
His appearance was so damaged he did not look like a man.
His form was changed so much they could barely tell he was human.
15But now he will sprinkle many people.
Kings will be amazed and shut their mouths.
They will see the things they had not been told about my servant.
They will understand the things they had not heard.”
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