52:1 Awake, awake, Sion; put on thy
strength, O Sion; and o thou put on thy glory, Jerusalem the holy city:
there shall no more pass through thee, the uncircumcised and unclean.
52:2 Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of
thy neck, captive daughter of Sion.
52:3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have been sold for nought; and ye shall not
be ransomed with silver.
52:4 Thus saith the Lord, My people went down before to Egypt to sojourn
there; and were carried away forcibly to the Assyrians.
52:5 And now why are ye here? Thus saith the Lord, Because my people was
taken for nothing, wonder ye and howl. Thus saith the Lord, On account of
you my name is continually blasphemed among the Gentiles.
52:6 Therefore shall my people know my name in that day, for I am he that
speaks: I am present,
52:7 as a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching
glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy
salvation, saying, O Sion, thy God shall reign.
52:8 For the voice of them that guard thee is exalted, and with the voice
together they shall rejoice: for eyes shall look to eyes, when the Lord
shall have mercy upon Sion.
52:9 Let the waste places of Jerusalem break forth [in] joy together,
because the Lord has had mercy upon her, and has delivered Jerusalem.
52:10 And the Lord shall reveal his holy arm in the sight of all the
nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation that [comes]
from our God.
52:11 Depart ye, depart, go out from thence, and touch not the unclean
thing; go ye out from the midst of her; separate yourselves, ye that bear
the vessels of the Lord.
52:12 For ye shall not go forth with tumult, neither go by flight: for the
Lord shall go first in advance of you; and the God of Israel shall be he
that brings up your rear.
52:13 Behold, my servant shall understand, and be exalted, and glorified
exceedingly.
52:14 As many shall be amazed at thee, so shall thy face be without glory
from men, and thy glory [shall not be honoured] by the sons of men.
52:15 Thus shall many nations wonder at him; and kings shall keep their
mouths shut: for they to whom no report was brought concerning him, shall
see; and they who have not heard, shall consider. |
52:1 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.
52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose
thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye
shall be redeemed without money.
52:4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt
to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
52:5 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.
52:6 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.
52:7 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!
52:8 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.
52:9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for
the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
52:10 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.
52:11 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.
52:12 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.
52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and
extolled, and be very high.
52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any
man, and his form more than the sons of men:
52:15 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. |