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Isaiah 52:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit thee down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion,
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit [on thy throne], O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Shake thyself from the dust; arise, [and] sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Shake thyself from the dust, arise—sit down, O Jerusalem,—Loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive! daughter of Zion!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Shake thyself from the dust, arise, sit up, O Jerusalem: loose the bonds from off thy neck, O captive daughter of Sion.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Shake thy selfe from the dust: arise, and sit downe, O Ierusalem: loose the bandes of thy necke, O thou captiue daughter, Zion.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Shake thy selfe from the dust: arise, [and] sit downe, O Ierusalem: loose thy selfe from the bandes of thy necke, O captiue daughter of Zion.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose the bands from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion{gr.Sion}.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Shake thyself from the dust; arise, [and] sit down, O Yerushalaim: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Tziyyon.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Shake y5287
[5287] Standard
נָעַר
na`ar
{naw-ar'}
A primitive root (probably identical with H5286, through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar); to tumble about.
z8690
<8690> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 71
thyself x5287
(5287) Complement
נָעַר
na`ar
{naw-ar'}
A primitive root (probably identical with H5286, through the idea of the rustling of mane, which usually accompanies the lion's roar); to tumble about.
from the dust; 6083
{6083} Prime
עָפָר
`aphar
{aw-fawr'}
From H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence clay, earth, mud.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
arise, 6965
{6965} Prime
קוּם
quwm
{koom}
A primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literally, figuratively, intensively and causatively).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
[and] sit down, 3427
{3427} Prime
יָשַׁב
yashab
{yaw-shab'}
A primitive root; properly to sit down (specifically as judge, in ambush, in quiet); by implication to dwell, to remain; causatively to settle, to marry.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
O Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם: 3389
{3389} Prime
יְרוּשָׁלִַם
Y@ruwshalaim
{yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im}
A dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine.
loose y6605
[6605] Standard
פָּתַח
pathach
{paw-thakh'}
A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
z8690
<8690> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 71
thyself x6605
(6605) Complement
פָּתַח
pathach
{paw-thakh'}
A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
from the bands 4147
{4147} Prime
מוֹסֵר
mowcer
{mo-sare'}
From H3256; properly chastisement, that is, (by implication) a halter; figuratively restraint.
of thy neck, 6677
{6677} Prime
צַוָּאר
tsavva'r
{tsav-vawr'}
Intensive from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound).
O captive 7628
{7628} Prime
שְׁבִי
sh@biy
{sheb-ee'}
From H7618; exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension booty.
daughter 1323
{1323} Prime
בַּת
bath
{bath}
From H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively).
of Xiyyôn צִיּוֹן. 6726
{6726} Prime
צִיּוֹן
Tsiyown
{tsee-yone'}
The same (regular) as H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Isaiah 52:2

_ _ from the dust — the seat of mourners (Job 2:12, Job 2:13).

_ _ arise, and sit — namely, in a more dignified place: on a divan or a throne [Lowth], after having shaken off the dust gathered up by the flowing dress when seated on the ground; or simply, “Arise, and sit erect” [Maurer].

_ _ bands of ... neck — the yoke of thy captivity.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Isaiah 52:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 52:2

The dust — In which thou hast sat as a mourner. The bands — The yoke of thy captivity shall be taken off from thee.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Isaiah 52:2

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

(b) Put off the garments of sorrow and heaviness and put on the apparel of joy and gladness.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Shake:

Isaiah 3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Isaiah 51:23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
Jeremiah 51:6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
Jeremiah 51:45 My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Zechariah 2:6 Ho, ho, [come forth], and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

arise:
The common mode of sitting in the East is upon the floor, with the legs crossed; and when sitting is spoken of as a posture of more than ordinary state, it means sitting on high, on a chair of state, or throne.

loose:

Isaiah 49:21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where [had] they [been]?
Isaiah 51:14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Is 3:26; 49:21; 51:14, 23; 61:1. Jr 51:6, 45, 50. Zc 2:6. Lk 4:18; 21:24. Rv 18:4.

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