Isaiah 52

1 Awake, 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.

2 Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

3 For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”

4 For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

5 And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

6 Therefore My people will know My name; therefore they will know on that day that I am He who speaks. Here I am!”

7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

9 Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The 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.

11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

12 For 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.

13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

14 Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—

15 so He will sprinkle 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.

1 ¶ Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, [and] sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day [is] blasphemed.

6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore [they shall know] in that day that I [am] he that doth speak: behold, [it is] I.

7 ¶ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel [will be] your rereward.

13 ¶ Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall they consider.

1 Arise, arise, O Zion; put on thy strength, adorn thyself gloriously, O holy city Jerusalem. For no uncircumcised or unclean shall reign in thee henceforth.

2 Get thee out of the dust, arise, thou captive Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, thou captive daughter of Zion.

3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye are sold for nought; ye shall be redeemed without money.

4 For thus saith the LORD GOD; My people went down at the first into Egypt, to be sojourners there: and Assyria hath done them violence without a cause.

5 But how is it done unto me now in all this place? saith the LORD. My people are seduced in vain; their rulers make vain weeping, saith the LORD; and my name is blasphemed daily.

6 Therefore my people shall know my name in that day: for, behold, I myself will speak.

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messengers that proclaim peace, that preach good, that proclaim salvation, that say unto Zion, Thy God is King.

8 Thy watchmen cry aloud with their voice, and boast together: for it shall be seen with eyes, when the LORD converteth Zion.

9 Let us be glad and rejoice together in the desolation of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The LORD hath revealed his holy arm in the sight of all nations, that the end of the world may see the salvation of our God.

11 Go away, go away! Depart from thence, and touch no unclean thing. Come out from her, purify yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of the LORD.

12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor walk with flight: for the LORD shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you.