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Cheer for Prostrate Zion
1 AIs 51:9, 17Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your BEx 28:2, 40; 1 Chr 16:29; Ps 110:3; Is 49:18; 61:3, 10; Zech 3:4beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the CNeh 11:1; Is 48:2; 64:10; Zech 14:20, 21; Matt 4:5; Rev 21:2-27holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the DIs 35:8unclean
Will no longer come into you.
O captive Jerusalem;
CIs 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; Zech 2:7Loose yourself from the chains around your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says the Loʀᴅ, “You were APs 44:12; Jer 15:13sold for nothing and you will be BIs 1:27; 62:12; 63:4redeemed CIs 45:13without money.” 4 For thus says the Lord 1Heb YHWH, usually rendered LoʀᴅGoᴅ, “My people AGen 46:6went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 “Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the Loʀᴅ, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the Loʀᴅ declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My AEzek 36:20, 23; Rom 2:24name is continually blasphemed all day long. 6 “Therefore My people shall AIs 49:23know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’ ”
7 How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings AIs 40:9; 61:1; Nah 1:15; Rom 10:15; Eph 6:15good news,
Who announces 1Or well-beingpeace
And brings good news of 2Lit goodhappiness,
Who announces salvation,
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see 1Lit eye to eyewith their own eyes
When the Loʀᴅ restores Zion.
9 APs 98:4; Is 44:23Break forth, shout joyfully together,
You BIs 44:26; 51:3; 61:4waste places of Jerusalem;
For the Loʀᴅ has comforted His people,
He has CIs 43:1; 48:20redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Loʀᴅ has bared His holy APs 98:1-3; Is 51:9; 66:18, 19arm
In the sight of all the nations,
1Lit And...earth will seeThat BIs 45:22; 48:20all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.
11 AIs 48:20; Jer 50:8; Zech 2:6, 7; 2 Cor 6:17Depart, depart, go out from there,
BNum 19:11, 16Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, CLev 22:2; Is 1:16purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of the Loʀᴅ.
12 But you will not go out in AEx 12:11, 33; Deut 16:3haste,
Nor will you go 1Lit in flightas fugitives;
For the BIs 26:7; 42:16; 49:10, 11Loʀᴅ will go before you,
And CEx 14:19, 20; Is 58:8the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
The Exalted Servant
13 Behold, My AIs 42:1; 49:1-7; 53:11servant will prosper,
He will be high and lifted up and 1Or very highgreatly BIs 57:15; Phil 2:9exalted.
14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people,
So His AIs 53:2, 3appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will ANum 19:18-21; Ezek 36:25sprinkle many nations,
Kings will BJob 21:5shut their mouths on account of Him;
For CRom 15:21; Eph 3:5what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.
B52:1 Ex 28:2, 40; 1 Chr 16:29; Ps 110:3; Is 49:18; 61:3, 10; Zech 3:4
C52:1 Neh 11:1; Is 48:2; 64:10; Zech 14:20, 21; Matt 4:5; Rev 21:2-27
C52:2 Is 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; Zech 2:7
152:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Loʀᴅ
A52:5 Ezek 36:20, 23; Rom 2:24
A52:7 Is 40:9; 61:1; Nah 1:15; Rom 10:15; Eph 6:15
152:7 Or well-being
252:7 Lit good
352:7 Or is King
152:8 Lit eye to eye
A52:10 Ps 98:1-3; Is 51:9; 66:18, 19
152:10 Lit And...earth will see
A52:11 Is 48:20; Jer 50:8; Zech 2:6, 7; 2 Cor 6:17
B52:11 Num 19:11, 16
A52:12 Ex 12:11, 33; Deut 16:3
152:12 Lit in flight
B52:12 Is 26:7; 42:16; 49:10, 11
152:13 Or very high
A52:15 Num 19:18-21; Ezek 36:25