Isaiah 52:1-9 ▼

1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion! Put on the garments of your beauty, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For will no longer will they enter into you again—the uncircumcised and unclean.

2 Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds on your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!

3 For thus says YHWH: “You? were sold for nothing, and without money you? will be redeemed.”

4 For thus says the Lord YHWH: “My people went down to Egypt at first, to dwell there, and Assyria has oppressed them without cause.

5 And what is for Me here, a declaration of YHWH, that My people are taken away for nothing? Those ruling over him taunt, a declaration of YHWH, and continually and all the day My name is blasphemed.

6 Therefore My people will know My name, therefore, on that day. Indeed I am He—the One speaking; Here I am!”

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news, proclaiming peace—bringing news of good things, proclaiming salvation—saying to Zion: “Your God reigns!”

8 The voice of your watchmen—they lift up the voice, together they shall sing out; for every eye will see the returning of YHWH to Zion.

9 Break forth, sing out together, O ruins of Jerusalem! For YHWH has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.