Focused Passage

Isaiah 52:1-6

Zion Awakes, the Good News Is Announced, and the Servant Is Exalted

From Zion’s awakening and release from bondage, to the LORD’s explanation of redemption without money, to the heralding of good news and God’s reign, to the command for holy departure, to the astonishing exaltation and disfigurement of the Servant before the nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

2 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.

5 And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

6 Therefore My people will know My name; therefore they will know on that day that I am He who speaks. Here I am!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Awake עוּרִ֥י H5782 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular awake עוּרִ֛י H5782 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular clothe yourself לִבְשִׁ֥י H3847 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular with strength עֻזֵּ֖ךְ H5797 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular O Zion צִיּ֑וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular Put on לִבְשִׁ֣י׀ H3847 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular your garments בִּגְדֵ֣י H899 Noun - masculine plural construct of splendor תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ H8597 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular O Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular holy הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular city עִ֣יר H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction the uncircumcised עָרֵ֥ל H6189 Adjective - masculine singular and unclean וְטָמֵֽא׃ H2931 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular will no לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer יוֹסִ֛יף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . ע֖וֹד H5750 Adverb enter יָבֹא־ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular you בָ֥ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Shake off הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י H5287 Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular your dust מֵעָפָ֛ר H6083 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Rise up ק֥וּמִי H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular [and] sit [on your throne] שְּׁבִ֖י H7628 Noun - masculine singular O Jerusalem יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular Remove הִתְפַּתְּחוּ H6605 Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular the chains מוֹסְרֵ֣י H4147 Noun - masculine plural construct from your neck צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ H6677 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular O captive שְׁבִיָּ֖ה H7628 Adjective - feminine singular Daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Zion צִיּֽוֹן׃ס H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction this is what כֹה֙ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular You were sold נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם H4376 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural for nothing חִנָּ֖ם H2600 Adverb and without וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle money בְכֶ֖סֶף H3701 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular you will be redeemed תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ H1350 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 4

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction this is what כֹ֤ה H3541 Adverb the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֔ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַר֙ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular At first בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה H7223 Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular My people עַמִּ֥י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular went down יָֽרַד־ H3381 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to Egypt מִצְרַ֛יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular to live לָג֣וּר H1481 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . שָׁ֑ם H8033 Adverb then Assyria וְאַשּׁ֖וּר H804 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular oppressed them עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃ H6231 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular without cause בְּאֶ֥פֶס H657 Preposition-b | Adverb
Verse 5

Original words

And now וְעַתָּ֤ה H6258 Conjunctive waw | Adverb what מִי־ H4310 Interrogative have I here פֹה֙ H6311 Adverb declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction My people עַמִּ֖י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular have been taken לֻקַּ֥ח H3947 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular without cause חִנָּ֑ם H2600 Adverb those who rule them מֹשְׁלוֹ H4910 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular taunt יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ H3213 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and My name שְׁמִ֥י H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular [is] blasphemed מִנֹּאָֽץ׃ H5006 Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular continually וְתָמִ֥יד H8548 Conjunctive waw | Adverb all day long כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַיּ֖וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • DSS and Vulgate; MT wail
  • LXX —on account of you My name is blasphemed continually among the Gentiles; cited in Romans 2:24
Verse 6

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֛ן H3651 Adverb My people עַמִּ֖י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular will know יֵדַ֥ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular My name שְׁמִ֑י H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular therefore לָכֵן֙ H3651 Adverb they will know הַה֔וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular on that day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular that כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִי־ H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am He ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular who speaks הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר H1696 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Here I am הִנֵּֽנִי׃ H2005 Interjection | first person common singular

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