Isaiah 52:7

Isaiah 52:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How 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!
• New International Version (NIV)How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
• New King James Version (NKJV)How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Context of Isaiah 52:7

5And now, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually reviled all day long. 6Therefore, My people shall know My name; therefore on that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’” How delightful on the mountains Are the feet of one who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 8Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will see with their own eyes When the Lord restores Zion. 9Be cheerful, shout joyfully together, You ruins of Jerusalem; For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isaiah 52:7 word by word

מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• delightfulנָאָהnâ'âh · be lovelyH4998
• on the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Are the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of one who bringsבָּשַׂרbâώar · to bear tidingsH1319
• Who announcesשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• happinessטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• reignsמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for Isaiah 52:7

• Isaiah 40:9Go up on a high mountain, Zion, messenger of good news, Raise your voice forcefully, Jerusalem, messenger of good news; Raise it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord anointed me To bring good news to the humble; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners;
• Nahum 1:15Behold, on the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, Judah, Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is eliminated completely.
• Luke 2:10And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;
• Psalms 68:11The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim good news are a great army:
• Mark 13:10And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Acts 10:36The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)--
• Revelation 14:6And I saw another angel flying in midheaven with an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people;
• Isaiah 24:23Then the moon will be ashamed and the sun be put to shame, For the Lord of armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory will be before His elders.
• Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us--
• Psalms 59:13Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they will no longer exist; So that people may know that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah
• Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength. Indeed, the world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
• Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples fairly.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 52:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7How beautiful - The watchmen discover afar off, on the mountains, the messenger bringing the expected and much-wished-for news of the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity. They immediately spread the joyful tidings, Isaiah 52:8, and with a loud voice proclaim that Jehovah is returning to Zion, to resume his residence on his holy mountain, which for some time he seemed to have deserted. This is the literal sense of the place. "How beautiful on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7How beautiful upon the mountains - This passage is applied by Paul to the ministers of the gospel (see Romans 10:15). The meaning here seems to be this: Isaiah was describing the certain return of the Jews to their own land. He sees in vision the heralds announcing their return to Jerusalem running on the distant hills. A herald bearing good news is a beautiful object; and he says that his feet are beautiful; that is, his running is beautiful. He came to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7How beautiful on the mountains: See Nahum 1:15; Romans 10:15. The good news is more than ending the exile in Babylon. It also points to the peace and salvation of the age to come (Isaiah 54:13–14; see 40:9–10; 41:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. beautiful ... feet--that is, The advent of such a herald seen on the distant "mountains" (see on Is 40:9; Is 41:27; Is 25:6, 7; So 2:17) running in haste with the long-expected good tidings, is most grateful to the desolated city (Na 1:15). good tidings--only partially applying to the return from Babylon. Fully, and antitypically, the Gospel (Lu 2:10, 11), "beginning at Jerusalem" (Lu 24:47), "the city of the great King" (Mt 5:35), where Messiah shall…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 52:7

• Beauty
• Church
• Gospel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Praise
• Quotations and Allusions
• Zion

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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