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
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 # 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 live there, # Gn 46:6
then Assyria oppressed them without cause. # 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 # 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 act wisely; # Or will be successful
He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted. # Php 2:9-11
14Just as many were appalled at You # 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 # Or startle # As the blood of a sacrifice is sprinkled on the altar on behalf of the people many nations. # 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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