Isaiah Chapter 52 (NIV)
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Awake, awake, O Zion,clothe yourself with strength.Put on your garments of splendor,O Jerusalem, the holy city.The uncircumcised and defiledwill not enter you again.
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Shake off your dust;rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem.Free yourself from the chains on your neck,O captive Daughter of Zion.
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For this is what the Lord says:“You were sold for nothing,and without money you will be redeemed.”
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For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“At first my people went down to Egypt to live;lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
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“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.“For my people have been taken away for nothing,and those who rule them mock,”declares the Lord.“And all day longmy name is constantly blasphemed.
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Therefore my people will know my name;therefore in that day they will knowthat it is I who foretold it.Yes, it is I.”
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How beautiful on the mountainsare 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!”
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Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;together they shout for joy.When the Lord returns to Zion,they will see it with their own eyes.
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Burst into songs of joy together,you ruins of Jerusalem,for the Lord has comforted his people,he has redeemed Jerusalem.
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The Lord will lay bare his holy armin the sight of all the nations,and all the ends of the earth will seethe salvation of our God.
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Depart, depart, go out from there!Touch no unclean thing!Come out from it and be pure,you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
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But you will not leave in hasteor go in flight;for the Lord will go before you,the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
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The Suffering and Glory of the ServantSee, my servant will act wisely;he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
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Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any manand his form marred beyond human likeness—
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so will he sprinkle many nations,and kings will shut their mouths because of him.For what they were not told, they will see,and what they have not heard, they will understand.
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