1 Rise up, Rise up! Clothe yourself in strength, O Zion! Put on the garments of your glory, O Jerusalem, the city of the Holy One! For the uncircumcised and the unclean will no longer pass through you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust! Arise and sit up, O Jerusalem! Loose the chains from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! 3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money. 4 For thus says the Lord God: My people descended into Egypt, in the beginning, in order to sojourn there. But the Assyrian oppressed them, without any cause at all. 5 And now, what is left for me here, says the Lord? For my people have been taken away without cause. Their lords treat them unjustly, says the Lord. And my name is being continually blasphemed all day long. 6 Because of this, my people will know my name, in that day. For it is I myself who is speaking. Behold, I am here. 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger and the preacher of peace! Announcing good and preaching peace, they are saying to Zion, “Your God will reign!” 8 It is the voice of your watchmen. They have lifted up their voice. They will praise together. For they will see eye to eye, when the Lord converts Zion. 9 Be glad and rejoice together, O deserts of Jerusalem! For the Lord has consoled his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The Lord has prepared his holy arm, in the sight of all the Gentiles. And all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. 11 Depart, depart, get out of here! Do not be willing to touch what is polluted. Go out from her midst! Be cleansed, you who bear the vessels of the Lord. 12 For you will not go out in a tumult, nor will you take flight in a hurry. For the Lord will precede you, and the God of Israel will gather you. 13 Behold, my servant will understand; he will be exalted and lifted up, and he will be very sublime. 14 Just as they were stupefied over you, so will his countenance be without glory among men, and his appearance, among the sons of men. 15 He will sprinkle many nations; kings will close their mouth because of him. And those to whom he was not described, have seen. And those who have not heard, have considered.
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Cross references (15)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Revelation 21:27; Isaiah 51:17; Zechariah 3:4; Revelation 21:2; Isaiah 51:9
- 2 Isaiah 51:14; Jeremiah 51:50; Isaiah 61:1; Jeremiah 51:45; Luke 4:18
- 3 1 Peter 1:18; Isaiah 45:13; Psalm 44:12; Jeremiah 15:13; Isaiah 50:1
- 4 Genesis 46:6; Psalm 69:4; Acts 7:14–15; Job 2:3; Psalm 25:3
- 5 Romans 2:24; Isaiah 22:16; Psalm 44:16; Isaiah 37:6; Psalm 44:12
- 6 Ezekiel 37:13–14; Ezekiel 20:44; Hebrews 8:10–11; Zechariah 10:9–12; Exodus 33:19
- 7 Romans 10:12–15; Nahum 1:15; Isaiah 61:1–3; Mark 16:15; Psalm 93:1
- 8 Isaiah 62:6; Jeremiah 32:39; Ezekiel 33:7; Zephaniah 3:9; Isaiah 30:26
- 9 Isaiah 51:3; Psalm 98:4; Isaiah 42:10–11; Isaiah 61:4; Isaiah 49:13
- 10 Luke 3:6; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 15:4; Psalm 98:1–3; Isaiah 51:9
- 11 2 Corinthians 6:17; Zechariah 2:6–7; Ephesians 5:11; Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 1:16
- 12 Isaiah 58:8; Deuteronomy 20:4; Exodus 14:19–20; Exodus 13:21–22; Isaiah 45:2
- 13 Philippians 2:7–11; Matthew 28:18; John 3:31; Isaiah 42:1; Jeremiah 23:5
- 14 Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 53:2–5; Psalm 22:6–7; Psalm 22:17
- 15 Romans 15:20–21; Isaiah 49:7; Ezekiel 36:25; Psalm 72:9–11; Isaiah 55:5
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
But woe to him by whom the name of the Lord is blasphemed! Teach, therefore, sobriety to all, and manifest it also in your own conduct.
And again, when Paul says, "How beautiful are the feet of those bringing glad tidings of good things, and preaching the Gospel of peace," he shows clearly that it was not merely one, but there were many who used to preach the truth.
Speaking in the person of the Father, he says, "Behold, my servant shall understand, and shall be exalted and glorified very much. As many shall be astonished at Thee." This is about Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For this peace the prophet also from of old proclaims, saying, "How beautiful are the feet of them that bring good tidings of peace." Then to explain the value thereof he added, "That bring good tidings of good things." This peace Christ also declared to be great, when He said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The Name of God is in its nature holy, whether we say so or not; but since it is sometimes profaned among sinners, according to the words, Through you My Name is continually blasphemed among the Gentiles, we pray that in us God's Name may be hallowed; not that it comes to be holy from not being holy, but …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)