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Isaiah 52

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¹ “Wake up, wake up; put on your strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful garments, ⓒ Jerusalem, the Holy City! ⓓ For the uncircumcised and the unclean will no longer enter you. ⓔ

² Stand up, shake the dust off yourself! Take your seat, Jerusalem. Remove the bonds [1] from your neck, captive Daughter Zion.”

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

⁴ For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there, ⓖ then Assyria oppressed them without cause. [2]

⁵ So 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. ⓗ

⁶ Therefore my people will know my name; ⓘ therefore they will know on that day that I am he who says: Here I am.”

⁷ How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, ⓙ who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” ⓚ

⁸ The voices of your watchmen ⓛ — they lift up their voices, shouting for joy together; for every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

⁹ Be joyful, rejoice together, you ruins of Jerusalem! ⓜ For the LORD has comforted his people; ⓝ he has redeemed Jerusalem.

¹⁰ The LORD has displayed his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; ⓐ all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. ⓑ

¹¹ Leave, leave, go out from there! ⓒ Do not touch anything unclean; go out from her, purify yourselves, ⓓ you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

¹² For you will not leave in a hurry, ⓔ and you will not have to take flight; because the LORD is going before you, ⓕ and the God of Israel is your rear guard. ⓖ

¹³ See, my servant [3] ⓗ will be successful; [4] he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted. ⓘ

¹⁴ Just as many were appalled at you [5] — his appearance was so disfigured that he did not look like a man, and his form did not resemble a human being —

¹⁵ so he will sprinkle many nations. [6] ⓙ 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. ⓚ

#	CSB
1	“Wake up, wake up; put on your strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful garments, ⓒ Jerusalem, the Holy City! ⓓ For the uncircumcised and the unclean will no longer enter you. ⓔ
2	Stand up, shake the dust off yourself! Take your seat, Jerusalem. Remove the bonds [1] from your neck, captive Daughter Zion.”
3	For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without silver.” ⓕ
4	For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there, ⓖ then Assyria oppressed them without cause. [2]
5	So 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. ⓗ
6	Therefore my people will know my name; ⓘ therefore they will know on that day that I am he who says: Here I am.”
7	How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, ⓙ who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” ⓚ
8	The voices of your watchmen ⓛ — they lift up their voices, shouting for joy together; for every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
9	Be joyful, rejoice together, you ruins of Jerusalem! ⓜ For the LORD has comforted his people; ⓝ he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10	The LORD has displayed his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; ⓐ all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. ⓑ
11	Leave, leave, go out from there! ⓒ Do not touch anything unclean; go out from her, purify yourselves, ⓓ you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
12	For you will not leave in a hurry, ⓔ and you will not have to take flight; because the LORD is going before you, ⓕ and the God of Israel is your rear guard. ⓖ
13	See, my servant [3] ⓗ will be successful; [4] he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted. ⓘ
14	Just as many were appalled at you [5] — his appearance was so disfigured that he did not look like a man, and his form did not resemble a human being —
15	so he will sprinkle many nations. [6] ⓙ 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. ⓚ

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^{Isaiah 52:1 [91]} Title: Probably a literary or musical term

^{Isaiah 52:3 [92]} The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.

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