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Isaiah 52:11
11Leave, leave! Get out of there! Touch no unclean thing. Go out of her midst. Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of Adonai.
Isaiah 52:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the articles of the Lord’s house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the Lord.
Context of Isaiah 52:11
9Break forth in joy, sing together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for Adonai has comforted His people. He has redeemed Jerusalem. 10Adonai has bared His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. Leave, leave! Get out of there! Touch no unclean thing. Go out of her midst. Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of Adonai. 12For you will not go out in haste, nor will you go in flight, for Adonai will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. 13“Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:11 word by word
ס֤וּרוּ ס֙וּרוּ֙ צְא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם טָמֵ֖א אַל־תִּגָּ֑עוּ צְא֣וּ מִתּוֹכָ֔הּ הִבָּ֕רוּ נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
- ye, go ye outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- from thence, touchנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- no uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- of the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of her; be ye cleanבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305
- that bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:11
- Isaiah 48:20“Get out of Babylon, flee from Chaldea! With a shout of joy, proclaim this, send it out to the end of the earth, say: ‘Adonai has redeemed His servant Jacob!
- Jeremiah 50:8“Flee from within Babylon, get out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be like he-goats before the flock.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee from within Babylon! Each one, escape with his soul! Be not silenced in her iniquity! For it is a time of vengeance for Adonai. He will repay her recompense.
- Zechariah 2:6I asked, ‘Where are you going?’ He answered me, ‘To measure Jerusalem to see how wide and how long it is.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in.
- Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you participate in her sins and receive her plagues!
- Leviticus 5:2“Or if a person touches any unclean thing—whether it is the carcass of an unclean animal or the carcass of unclean livestock or the carcass of unclean creeping things, though it is hidden from him, still he is unclean and he will be guilty.
- Leviticus 11:26“Every animal with a separating hoof but not split, or does not chew cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them will become unclean.
- Leviticus 15:5Whoever touches his bed is to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
- Ezekiel 44:23“They will teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and explain to them the difference between the unclean and the clean.
- Haggai 2:13So Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The kohanim answered and said, “It does become unclean.”
- Acts 10:14But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! For never have I eaten anything unholy or unclean.”
- Romans 14:14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Yeshua, that nothing is unholy in itself; but it is unholy for the one who considers it unholy.
- Ephesians 5:11Take no part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them—
- 1 Peter 1:14Like obedient children, do not be shaped by the cravings you had formerly in your ignorance.
- 1 Peter 2:5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence - The Prophet Jeremiah seems to have had his eye on this passage of Isaiah, and to have applied it to a subject directly opposite. It is here addressed by the prophet in a way of encouragement and exhortation to the Jews coming out of Babylon. Jeremiah has given it a different turn, and has thrown it out, as a reproach of the heathen upon the Jews when they were driven from Jerusalem into captivity: - "Depart…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Depart ye, depart ye - This is a direct address to the exiles in their captivity. The same command occurs in Isaiah 48:20 (see the notes on that place). It is repeated here for the sake of emphasis; and the urgency of the command implies that there was some delay likely to be apprehended on the part of the exiles themselves. The fact seems to have been, that though the captivity was at first attended with every circumstance suited to give pain, and though…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Here the imagery of leaving the unclean enemy city encourages the people to purify themselves by turning away from all known sin. Those who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord need to be pure.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Is 48:20; Zec 2:6, 7). Long residence in Babylon made many loath to leave it: so as to mystical Babylon (Re 18:4). ye ... that bear ... vessels of the Lord--the priests and Levites, whose office it was to carry the vessels of the temple (Jr 27:18). Nebuchadnezzar had carried them to Babylon (2Ch 36:18). Cyrus restored them (Ezr 1:7-11). be ... clean--by separating yourselves wholly from Babylonian idolaters, mystical and literal.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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