1“Wake up, wake up;
put on your strength, Zion!
Put on your beautiful garments,52:1 Is 61:3
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
2Stand up, shake the dust off yourself!
Take your seat, Jerusalem.
Remove the bonds52:2 Alt Hb tradition reads The bonds are removed from your neck,
captive Daughter Zion.”
3For this is what the Lord says:
“You were sold for nothing,
4For this is what the Lord God says:
“At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there,52:4 Gn 46:6
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.52:4 Or them at last, or them for nothing
5So now what have I here” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“that my people are taken away for nothing?
Its rulers wail” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
therefore they will know on that day
that I am he who says,
‘Here I am.’”
7How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who proclaims salvation,
they lift up their voices,
shouting for joy together;
for every eye will see
when the Lord returns to Zion.
9Be joyful, rejoice together,
For the Lord has comforted his people;52:9 Is 40:1
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10The Lord has displayed his holy arm
all the ends of the earth will see
Do not touch anything unclean;
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
and you will not have to take flight;
The Servant’s Suffering and Exaltation
he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.52:13 Php 2:9–11
14Just as many were appalled at you52:14 Some Hb mss, Syr, Tg read him —
his appearance was so disfigured
that he did not look like a man,
and his form did not resemble a human being —
15so he will sprinkle many nations.52:15 LXX reads so many nations will marvel at him52:15 Nm 19:18–21; Ezk 36:25
Kings will shut their mouths because of him,
for they will see what had not been told them,
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