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Isaiah 52:1
1Wake up, Zion! Be ready to show your strength! Jerusalem, God's holy city, Put on your beautiful clothes! Foreign people who do not serve God will not attack your city again.
Isaiah 52:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Awake, 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you.
Context of Isaiah 52:1
Wake up, Zion! Be ready to show your strength! Jerusalem, God's holy city, Put on your beautiful clothes! Foreign people who do not serve God will not attack your city again. 2Shake off the dirt, Jerusalem! Get up and sit on your throne. People of Zion, you are no longer prisoners, so take the chains off your neck. 3This is what the Lord says to you: ‘I received no money when I sold you. And I will not pay anything to make you free again.’
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עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיּ֑וֹן לִבְשִׁ֣י׀ בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יוֹסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Awakeעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
- put onלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- thy strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- O Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- thy beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
- garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- for henceforth there shall no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into thee the uncircumcisedעָרֵל‛ârêl · uncircumcisedH6189
- and the uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:1
- Isaiah 51:9Wake up, Lord! Get ready to show your strength! Do great things, as you did in past days, when our ancestors were alive. Remember how you cut the monster, Rahab, into pieces.
- Daniel 10:9I listened to the man's voice. When I heard him, I fell down, with my face on the ground. I was completely asleep.
- Haggai 2:4But now, Zerubbabel, be strong and brave! Joshua too, and all you people who belong here in Judah, be strong and brave! Now begin to work, because I am with you to help you. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say to you.
- Ephesians 6:10At the end of my letter, I want to say this to you: Be united with the Lord, so that you are strong. Then his great power will help you.
- Isaiah 61:3In that way, the people in Zion who are sad will become strong again. They will not put ashes on their heads any more. Instead, they will wear beautiful hats. Instead of weeping, they will have olive oil to show their joy. They will not feel upset, but they will sing happy songs to praise God. People will call them ‘Strong trees that show God's righteousness’. They will be like trees that the Lord himself has planted to show how great he is.
- Luke 15:22But the father shouted to his servants. “Hurry!” he said. “Fetch the most beautiful coat that we have. Put it on him and also put a ring on his finger. Put shoes on his feet.
- Romans 3:22God accepts people as right with himself because Jesus Christ did what God wanted. God accepts every person who believes in Christ. It is the same way for everyone, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.
- Romans 13:14Instead, you must live with the Lord Jesus Christ as your guide. Do not even think about the bad things that you may want to do to make yourself happy.
- Ephesians 4:24Take up the new nature that God has prepared for you. That nature is like God's own nature. Then you will live in a truly good way that pleases God.
- Revelation 19:8God has given her linen clothes to wear that are bright and clean.’ These special linen clothes show the good things that God's holy people have done.
- Isaiah 1:21Oh! Jerusalem! Once you loved the Lord, as a wife loves her husband. But now you have become like a prostitute! At one time, the city was full of justice, and honest people lived there. But now the city is full of murderers!
- Isaiah 48:2Your people are proud to say that they live in the holy city. They trust in Israel's God, whose name is the Lord Almighty.
- Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the Israelite people lived in Jerusalem. The other people threw dice to choose which other families would live there too. From every group of ten families they chose one family to live in Jerusalem, God's special city. The other families would stay in their own towns.
- Jeremiah 31:23The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says this: ‘I will bring my people back from the land where they have been prisoners. Then the people in the towns of Judah will again say, “We pray that the Lord will bless you, Jerusalem. You are the special place where he lives on his holy mountain!”
- Zechariah 14:20On that day, men will write the words, ‘This is for the Lord’ on the bells of the horses. The pots that anyone uses to cook with in the house of the Lord will be special. They will be as special as the dishes in front of the altar.
- Matthew 4:5Then the Devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He made him stand on the highest part of the temple.
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1There shall no more come into thee - For יבא yabo, "shall come," לבא lebo, "to come," is the reading of five of Kennicott's and two of De Rossi's MSS. This is the better reading, לבא יוסיף לא כי ki lo yosiph lebo, "There shall not add to come." The uncircumcised and the unclean - Christians have turned many passages of the prophets against the Jews; and it is not to be wondered at, that in support of their obstinate and hopeless cause, they should press a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Awake, awake - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This address to Jerusalem is intimately connected with the closing verses of the preceding chapter. Jerusalem is there represented as down-trodden in the dust before her enemies. Here she is described under the image of a female that had been clad in the habiliments of mourning, and she is now called on to arise from this condition, and to put on the garments that would be indicative of gladness and of joy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15) Verses 1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold, or corruptible things, but his own…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This second call to wake up (see Isaiah 51:17) was in preparation for a glorious future. holy city: The new city would be holy because its citizens would be holy (see Israel 4:3). will no longer enter you: Things that are unclean will not be permitted to enter the holy city (see Revelation 21:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-15Zion long in bondage (Is 51:17-20) is called to put on beautiful garments appropriate to its future prosperity. 1. strength--as thy adornment; answering to "beautiful garments" in the parallel clause. Arouse thyself from dejection and assume confidence. the holy city--(Ne 11:1; Re 21:2). no more ... unclean--(Is 35:8; 60:21; Joe 3:17; Re 21:27). A prophecy never yet fulfilled. uncircumcised--spiritually (Eze 44:9; Ac 7:51).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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