NASB — Isaiah 52 — KJV

Cheer for Prostrate Zion

  1 aAwake°, awake°,
  Clothe° yourself° in your strength°, O Zion°;
  Clothe° yourself° in your bbeautiful° garments°,
  O Jerusalem°, the choly° city°;
  For the uncircumcised° and the dunclean°
  Will no° longer°° come° into you.
  2 Shake° yourself afrom the dust°, brise° up,
  O captive° Jerusalem°;
  cLoose° yourself from the chains° around your neck°,
  O captive° daughter° of Zion°.

[1] aIs 51:9, 17 bEx 28:2, 40; 1Ch 16:29; Ps 110:3; Is 49:18; 61:3, 10; Zc 3:4 cNe 11:1; Is 48:2; 64:10; Zc 14:20, 21; Mt 4:5; Rv 21:2-27 dIs 35:8
[2] aIs 29:4 bIs 60:1 cIs 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; Zc 2:7

3 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD°, “You were asold° for nothing° and you will be bredeemed° cwithout° money°.” 4 For thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°, “My people° awent° down° at the first° into Egypt° to reside° there°; then the Assyrian° oppressed° them without° cause°. 5 Now° therefore, what° do I have here°,” declares° the LORD°, “seeing that My people° have been taken° away without° cause°?” [Again] the LORD° declares°, “Those who rule° over them howl°, and My aname° is continually° blasphemed° all° day° long. 6 Therefore° My people° shall aknow° My name°; therefore° in that day° I am the one who is speaking°, ‘Here° I am.’”

[3] aPs 44:12; Jr 15:13 bIs 1:27; 62:12; 63:4 cIs 45:13
[4] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aGn 46:6
[5] aEzk 36:20, 23; Ro 2:24
[6] aIs 49:23

  7 ¶ How° lovely° on the mountains°
  Are the feet° of him who brings° agood news°,
  Who announces° Ipeace°
  And brings° good news° of IIhappiness°,
  Who announces° salvation°,
  [And] says° to Zion°, “Your bGod° IIIreigns°!”
  8 Listen°! Your watchmen° lift° up [their] avoices°,
  They shout° joyfully° together°;
  For they will see° Iwith their own° eyes°
  When the LORD° restores° Zion°.
  9 aBreak° forth°, shout° joyfully° together°,
  You bwaste° places° of Jerusalem°;
  For the LORD° has comforted° His people°,
  He has credeemed° Jerusalem°.
  10 The LORD° has bared° His holy° aarm°
  In the sight° of all° the nations°,
  IThat ball° the ends° of the earth° may see°
  The salvation° of our God°.

[7] IOr well-being IILit good IIIOr is King aIs 40:9; 61:1; Na 1:15; Ro 10:15; Ep 6:15 bPs 93:1; Is 24:23
[8] ILit eye to eye aIs 62:6
[9] aPs 98:4; Is 44:23 bIs 44:26; 51:3; 61:4 cIs 43:1; 48:20
[10] ILit And...earth will see aPs 98:1-3; Is 51:9; 66:18, 19 bIs 45:22; 48:20

  11aDepart°, depart°, go° out from there°,
  bTouch° nothing° unclean°;
  Go° out of the midst° of her, cpurify° yourselves,
  You who carry° the vessels° of the LORD°.
  12 But you will not go° out in ahaste°,
  Nor° will you go° Ias fugitives°;
  For the bLORD° will go° before° you,
  And cthe God° of Israel° [will be] your rear° guard°.

[11] aIs 48:20; Jr 50:8; Zc 2:6, 7; 2Co 6:17 bNu 19:11, 16 cLv 22:2; Is 1:16
[12] ILit in flight aEx 12:11, 33; Dt 16:3 bIs 26:7; 42:16; 49:10, 11 cEx 14:19, 20; Is 58:8

The Exalted Servant

  13 ¶ Behold°, My aservant° will prosper°,
  He will be high° and lifted° up and Igreatly° bexalted°.
  14 Just° as many° were astonished° at you, [My people],
  So° His aappearance° was marred° more° than° any° man°
  And His form° more° than° the sons° of men°.
  15 Thus° He will asprinkle° many° nations°,
  Kings° will bshut° their mouths° on account° of Him;
  For cwhat° had not been told° them they will see°,
  And what° they had not heard° they will understand°.

[13] IOr very high aIs 42:1; 49:1-7; 53:11 bIs 57:15; Php 2:9
[14] aIs 53:2, 3
[15] aNu 19:18-21; Ezk 36:25 bJb 21:5 cRo 15:21; Ep 3:5


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Christ persuadeth the Church to believe his free redemption,

1 ¶ Awake,ºª awake;ºª put onºª thy strength,º O Zion;º put onºª thy beautifulº garments,º O Jerusalem,º the holyº city:º for² henceforth² there shall no² more¹ª² comeºª into thee the uncircumcisedº and the unclean.º 2 Shake¹ª thyself² from the dust;º² arise,ºª [and] sit down,ºª O Jerusalem:º loose¹ª thyself² from the bandsº of thy neck,º O captiveº daughterº of Zion.º 3 For² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Ye have sold¹ª yourselves² for nought;º and ye shall be redeemedºª without² money.º 4 For² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD,º My peopleº went downºª aforetimeº into Egyptº to sojournºª there;² and the Assyrianº oppressedºª them without cause.º 5 Now² therefore, what² have I here,² saithºª the LORD,º that² my peopleº is taken awayºª for nought?º they that rule¹ª over² them make them to howl,ºª saithºª the LORD;º and my nameº continuallyº every² dayº [is] blasphemed.ºª 6 Therefore² my peopleº shall knowºª my name:º therefore² [they shall know] in that² dayº that² I² [am] he² that doth speak:ºª behold,² [it is] I.

[1] Ne 11:1; Is 1:21, 26; 26:2; 35:8; 48:2; 51:9, 17; 60:21; 61:3, 10; Jr 31:23; Ezk 44:9; Dn 10:9, 16; Na 1:15; Hg 2:4; Zc 14:20; Mt 4:5; Lk 15:22; Ro 3:22; 13:14; Ep 4:24; 6:10; Rv 19:8, 14; 21:2, 27.
[2] 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.
[3] Ps 44:12; Is 45:13; 50:1; Jr 15:13; Ro 7:14; 1P 1:18.
[4] Gn 46:6; Jb 2:3; Ps 25:3; 69:4; Is 14:25; 36:1; Jr 50:17; Jn 15:25; Ac 7:14.
[5] Ex 1:13; 2:23; 3:7; Jg 18:3; Ps 44:12, 16; 74:10, 18, 22; 137:1; Is 22:16; 37:6, 28; 47:6; 51:20, 23; 52:3; Jr 50:17; Lm 1:21; 2:3; 5:13; Ezk 20:9, 14; 36:20; Zp 1:10; Ro 2:24.
[6] Ex 33:19; 34:5; Nu 23:19; Ps 48:10; Is 42:9; Ezk 20:44; 37:13; 39:27; Zc 10:9; He 6:14; 8:10.

to receive the ministers thereof,

7 ¶ How² beautifulºª upon² the mountainsº are the feetº of him that bringeth good tidings,ºª that publishethºª peace;º that bringeth good tidingsºª of good,º that publishethºª salvation;º that saithºª unto Zion,º Thy Godº reigneth!ºª 8 Thy watchmenºª shall lift upºª the voice;º with the voiceº togetherº shall they sing:ºª for² they shall seeºª eyeº to eye,º when the LORDº shall bring againºª Zion.º

[7] Ps 59:13; 68:11; 93:1; 96:10; 97:1; 99:1; So 2:8; Is 24:23; 33:22; 40:9; 61:1; Mi 4:7; Na 1:15; Zc 9:9; Mt 25:34; 28:18; Mk 13:10; 16:15; Lk 2:10; 24:47; Ac 10:36; Ro 10:12; Rv 11:15; 14:6.
[8] So 3:3; 5:7; Is 12:4; 24:14; 26:1; 27:2; 30:26; 35:10; 40:9; 48:20; 56:10; 58:1; 62:6; Jr 6:17; 31:6; 32:39; 33:11; Ezk 3:17; 33:7; Zp 3:9; Zc 12:8; Ac 2:1, 46; 4:32; 1Co 1:10; 13:12; Ep 1:17; He 13:17; Rv 5:8; 18:20; 19:4.

to joy in the power thereof,

9 ¶ Break forth into joy,ºª singºª together,º ye waste placesº of Jerusalem:º for² the LORDº hath comfortedºª his people,º he hath redeemedºª Jerusalem.º 10 The LORDº hath made bareºª² his holyº armº in the eyesº of all² the nations;º and all² the endsº of the earthº shall seeºª² the salvationº of our God.º

[9] Ps 96:11; Is 14:7; 42:10; 44:23, 26; 48:20; 49:13; 51:3; 54:1; 55:12; 61:4; 65:18; 66:10; Zp 3:14; Ga 4:27.
[10] Ps 22:27; 98:1; Is 49:6; 51:9; 66:18; Lk 3:6; Ac 2:5; 13:47; Rv 11:15; 14:6; 15:4.

and to free themselves from bondage.

11 ¶ Departºª ye, departºª ye, go ye outºª from thence,²² touchºª no² uncleanº [thing]; go ye outºª of the midstº² of her; be ye clean,ºª that bearºª the vesselsº of the LORD.º 12 For² ye shall not² go outºª with haste,º nor² go¹ª² by flight:º for² the LORDº will goºª beforeº you; and the Godº of Israelº [will be] your rereward.ºª

[11] Lv 5:2; 10:3; 11:26, 45, 47; 15:5; 22:2; Ezr 1:7; 8:25; Is 48:20; Jr 50:8; 51:6, 45; Ezk 44:23; Hg 2:13; Zc 2:6; Ac 10:14, 28; Ro 14:14; 2Co 6:17; Ep 5:11; 1P 1:14; 2:5, 11; Rv 18:4.
[12] Ex 12:33, 39; 13:21; 14:8, 19; Nu 10:25; Dt 20:4; Jg 4:14; 1Ch 14:15; Is 28:16; 45:2; 51:14; 58:8; Mi 2:13.

Christ's Kingdom shall be exalted.

13 ¶ Behold,² my servantº shall deal prudently,ºª he shall be exaltedºª and extolled,ºª and be very¹ high.ºª² 14 As² manyº were astoniedºª at² thee; his visageº was so² marredº more than any man,º² and his formº more than the sonsº² of men:º 15 So² shall he sprinkleºª manyº nations;º the kingsº shall shutºª their mouthsº at² him: for² [that] which² had not² been toldºª them shall they see;ºª and [that] which² they had not² heardºª shall they consider.ºª

[13] Jsh 1:7; Ps 2:6; 110:1; Is 9:6; 11:2; 42:1; 49:6; 53:10, 11; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23; Zc 3:8; Mt 28:18; Jn 3:31; 5:22; Ep 1:20; Php 2:7, 9; He 1:3; Rv 5:6.
[14] Ps 22:6, 15, 17; 71:7; 102:3; Is 50:6; 53:2; Mt 7:28; 22:22; 26:67; 27:14, 29; Mk 5:42; 6:51; 7:37; 10:26, 32; Lk 2:47; 4:36; 5:26; 22:64.
[15] Nu 8:7; Jb 29:9; 40:4; Ps 72:9; Is 49:7, 23; 51:5; 55:5; Ezk 36:25; Mi 7:16; Zc 2:13; Mt 28:19; Ac 2:33; Ro 15:20; 16:25; Ep 3:5; Tit 3:5; He 9:13; 10:22; 11:28; 12:24; 1P 1:2.


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