Isa 52 | ABEn | STEP | Awaken! Awaken, O Zion! Put on your strength, O Zion! And you, put on your glory, O Jerusalem, [ 3 city 1 the 2 holy]! No longer shall there proceed to go through you uncircumcised and unclean.

Isaiah 52

CHAPTER 52 The LORD Restores Jerusalem

1 Awaken! Awaken, O Zion! Put on your strength, O Zion! And you, put on your glory, O Jerusalem, [³city ¹the ²holy]! No longer shall there proceed to go through you uncircumcised and unclean. 2 Shake off the dust and rise up! Sit, O Jerusalem! Take off the bond from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! 3 For thus says the lord, [²without charge ¹You were sold], and [²not ⁴with ⁵silver ¹you shall ³be ransomed]. 4 For thus says the Lord the lord. To Egypt [²went down ¹My people] formerly to sojourn there, and [²into ³Assyria ⁴by force ¹they were led]. 5 And now, why shall you be here? Thus says the lord, Because [²were taken ¹my people] without charge, wonder and shriek! Thus says the lord, On account of you, [²always ¹my name] is being blasphemed among the nations. 6 On account of this, [²shall know ¹my people] my name. On account of this in that day, for I am he, the one speaking; I am at hand. 7 As an hour upon the mountains, as feet announcing good news, the hearing of peace, as of announcing good news -- good things; for audibly I will produce your deliverance, saying, Zion, [²shall reign ¹Your God]. 8 The voice of the ones guarding you is exalted, and with the voice together they shall be glad. For eyes to eyes shall see when ever the lord should show mercy on Zion.

The LORD Will Show Mercy

9 Let [⁴break asunder ⁵with gladness ⁶together ¹the ²desolate places ³of Jerusalem]! for the lord showed mercy on her, and rescued Jerusalem. 10 And the lord shall uncover [²arm ¹his holy] in the presence of all the nations. And [⁶shall see ¹all ²the ³uttermost parts ⁴of the ⁵earth] the deliverance by our God. 11 Leave! Leave! Go forth from there, and the unclean thing do not touch! Go forth from out of the midst of it! Separate yourselves, O ones bearing the vessels of the lord! 12 For [²not ⁴with ⁵disturbance ¹you shall ³come forth], nor [²in flight into exile ¹shall you go forth]. [³shall go before ¹For ⁴prior ⁵of you ²the lord]; and the one assembling you is the God of Israel. 13 Behold, [²shall perceive ¹my servant], and he shall be exalted, and he shall be glorified, and he shall be raised up on high exceedingly. 14 In which manner [²shall be amazed ³by ⁴you ¹many], so [⁴shall be despised ⁵by ⁶men ¹the ²sight ³of your appearance], and your glory by the sons of men. 15 Thus [³shall wonder ²nations ¹many] over him; and [²shall hold ¹kings] their mouth. For to whom it was not announced concerning him, they shall see; and the ones who heard not shall perceive.