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Isaiah 52 Literal Standard Version

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1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion, || Put on the garments of your beauty, Jerusalem—the Holy City; For the uncircumcised and unclean no longer enter into you again. 2 Shake yourself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, || Bands of your neck have loosed themselves, || O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus said YHWH: “You have been sold for nothing, || And you are redeemed without money.” 4 For thus said Lord YHWH: “My people went down at first || To Egypt to sojourn there, || And Asshur—he has oppressed it for nothing. 5 And now, what [have] I here,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “That My people are taken for nothing? Its rulers cause howling,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “And My Name is continually despised all the day. 6 Therefore My people know My Name, || Therefore, in that day, || Surely I [am] He who is speaking, behold Me.” 7 How lovely on the mountains, || Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, || Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, || Sounding salvation, || Saying to Zion, “Your God has reigned.” 8 The voice of your watchmen! They have lifted up the voice, together they cry aloud, || Because they see eye to eye, || In YHWH’s turning back [to] Zion. 9 Break forth, sing together, || O ruins of Jerusalem, || For YHWH has comforted His people, || He has redeemed Jerusalem. 10 YHWH has made His holy arm bare || Before the eyes of all the nations, || And all the ends of the earth have seen || The salvation of our God. 11 Turn aside, turn aside, go out from there, || Do not touch the unclean, || Go out from her midst, || Be pure, who are carrying the weapons of YHWH. 12 For you do not go out in haste, || Indeed, you do not go on with flight, || For YHWH [is] going before you, || And the God of Israel [is] gathering you! 13 “Behold, My Servant acts wisely, || He is high, and has been lifted up, || And has been very high.” 14 As many have been astonished at You || (His appearance so marred by man, || And His form by sons of men), 15 So He sprinkles many nations. Kings shut their mouth concerning Him, || For that which was not recounted to them they have seen, || And that which they had not heard they have understood!

Cross references (15)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Revelation 21:27; Isaiah 51:17; Zechariah 3:4; Revelation 21:2; Isaiah 51:9
  2. 2 Isaiah 51:14; Jeremiah 51:50; Isaiah 61:1; Jeremiah 51:45; Luke 4:18
  3. 3 1 Peter 1:18; Isaiah 45:13; Psalm 44:12; Jeremiah 15:13; Isaiah 50:1
  4. 4 Genesis 46:6; Psalm 69:4; Acts 7:14–15; Job 2:3; Psalm 25:3
  5. 5 Romans 2:24; Isaiah 22:16; Psalm 44:16; Isaiah 37:6; Psalm 44:12
  6. 6 Ezekiel 37:13–14; Ezekiel 20:44; Hebrews 8:10–11; Zechariah 10:9–12; Exodus 33:19
  7. 7 Romans 10:12–15; Nahum 1:15; Isaiah 61:1–3; Mark 16:15; Psalm 93:1
  8. 8 Isaiah 62:6; Jeremiah 32:39; Ezekiel 33:7; Zephaniah 3:9; Isaiah 30:26
  9. 9 Isaiah 51:3; Psalm 98:4; Isaiah 42:10–11; Isaiah 61:4; Isaiah 49:13
  10. 10 Luke 3:6; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 15:4; Psalm 98:1–3; Isaiah 51:9
  11. 11 2 Corinthians 6:17; Zechariah 2:6–7; Ephesians 5:11; Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 1:16
  12. 12 Isaiah 58:8; Deuteronomy 20:4; Exodus 14:19–20; Exodus 13:21–22; Isaiah 45:2
  13. 13 Philippians 2:7–11; Matthew 28:18; John 3:31; Isaiah 42:1; Jeremiah 23:5
  14. 14 Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 53:2–5; Psalm 22:6–7; Psalm 22:17
  15. 15 Romans 15:20–21; Isaiah 49:7; Ezekiel 36:25; Psalm 72:9–11; Isaiah 55:5

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“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).

  1. Quotes verse 52:5 Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians (Chapters VIII–XIV)

    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.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 52:7 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)

    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.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 52:13 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 26–29)

    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)

  4. Quotes verse 52:7 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXXII)

    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)

  5. Quotes verse 52:5 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XXIII)

    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)