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Isaiah 52:2

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1 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.

Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

3 For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”

4 For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
KJV
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
WEB
Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit up, Jerusalem! Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!
ASV
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit [on thy throne], O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
DARBY
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion.
BLB
Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds on your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!
ÅB
Ryst støvet av deg, stå opp, ta sete, Jerusalem! Gjør deg løs fra båndene om din hals, du fangne Sions datter!
OTB
Rist av deg støvet, reis deg opp, tronende Jerusalem; Løs deg fra lenkene rundt halsen, fangne datter Sion.
B1930
Ryst støvet av dig, stå op, ta sete, Jerusalem! Gjør dig løs fra båndene om din hals, du fangne Sions datter!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 51:14

    The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.

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  • Jeremiah 51:50

    You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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  • Jeremiah 51:45

    Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.

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  • Luke 4:18

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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  • Revelation 18:4

    Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

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  • Zechariah 2:6

    “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.

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  • Luke 21:24

    They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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