New King James Version
Isaiah 52:7
7How 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!”
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 Living Translation (NLT)How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!
Context of Isaiah 52:7
5Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord, “That My people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them Make them wail,” says the Lord, “And My name is blasphemed continually every day. 6Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’ ” 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!” 8Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the Lord brings back Zion. 9Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:7 word by word
מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- How beautifulנָאָהnâ'âh · be lovelyH4998
- upon the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- are the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- of him that bringeth good tidingsבָּשַׂרbâώar · to bear tidingsH1319
- that publishethשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
- peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- of goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- that saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- Thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- reignethמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:7
- Isaiah 40:9O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
- Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
- Nahum 1:15Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.
- Luke 2:10Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
- Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.
- Psalms 68:11The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
- 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 every creature.
- Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 10:36The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—
- Revelation 14:6Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—
- Isaiah 24:23Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the Lord of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously.
- Isaiah 33:22(For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us);
- Psalms 59:13Consume them in wrath, consume them, That they may not be; And let them 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 is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
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
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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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