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Isaiah 52 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Isa 52:1

Isa 52:1Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, Put on the garments of thy beauty, Jerusalem -- the Holy City; For enter no more into thee again, Do the uncircumcised and unclean.

Isa 52:2

Isa 52:2Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.

Isa 52:3

Isa 52:3For thus said Jehovah: 'For nought ye have been sold, And not by money are ye redeemed.'

Isa 52:4

Isa 52:4For thus said the Lord Jehovah: 'To Egypt My people went down at first to sojourn there, And Asshur -- for nought he hath oppressed it.

Isa 52:5

Isa 52:5And now, what -- to Me here, An affirmation of Jehovah, That taken is My people for nought? Its rulers cause howling, -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And continually all the day My name is despised.

Isa 52:6

Isa 52:6Therefore doth My people know My name, Therefore, in that day, Surely I am He who is speaking, behold Me.'

Isa 52:7

Isa 52:7How comely on the mountains, Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, Sounding salvation, Saying to Zion, 'Reigned hath thy God.'

Isa 52:8

Isa 52:8The voice of thy watchmen! They have lifted up the voice, together they cry aloud, Because eye to eye they see, in Jehovah's turning back to Zion.

Isa 52:9

Isa 52:9Break forth, sing together, O wastes of Jerusalem, For Jehovah hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Isa 52:10

Isa 52:10Jehovah hath made bare His holy arm Before the eyes of all the nations, And seen have all the ends of the earth, The salvation of our God.

Isa 52:11

Isa 52:11Turn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah.

Isa 52:12

Isa 52:12For not in haste do ye go out, Yea, with flight ye go not on, For going before you is Jehovah, And gathering you is the God of Israel!

The Exalted Servant

Isa 52:13

Isa 52:13Lo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high.

Isa 52:14

Isa 52:14As astonished at thee have been many, (So marred by man his appearance, And his form by sons of men.)

Isa 52:15

Isa 52:15So doth he sprinkle many nations. Concerning him kings shut their mouth, For that which was not recounted to them they have seen, And that which they had not heard they have understood!
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