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Isaiah 52
Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.
- 1WEBAwake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city, for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.KJVAwake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- 2WEBShake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit up, Jerusalem! Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!KJVShake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
- 3WEBFor Yahweh says, “You were sold for nothing; and you will be redeemed without money.”KJVFor thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
- 4WEBFor the Lord Yahweh says: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there; and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.KJVFor thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
- 5WEB“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.KJVNow therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
- 6WEBTherefore my people shall know my name. Therefore they shall know in that day that I am he who speaks. Behold, it is I.”KJVTherefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
- 7WEBHow beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”KJVHow beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- 8WEBYour watchmen lift up their voice. Together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when Yahweh returns to Zion.KJVThy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
- 9WEBBreak out into joy! Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.KJVBreak forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
- 10WEBYahweh has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.KJVThe LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
- 11WEBDepart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.KJVDepart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
- 12WEBFor you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight; for Yahweh will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.KJVFor ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
- 13WEBBehold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.KJVBehold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
- 14WEBJust as many were astonished at you— his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men—KJVAs many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
- 15WEBso he will cleanse many nations. Kings will shut their mouths at him; for they will see that which had not been told them, and they will understand that which they had not heard.KJVSo shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
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- King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.