1 Rise up, Rise up! Clothe yourself in strength, O Zion! Put on the garments of your glory, O Jerusalem, the city of the Holy One! For the uncircumcised and the unclean will no longer pass through you.
2 Shake yourself from the dust! Arise and sit up, O Jerusalem! Loose the chains from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!
3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.
4 For thus says the Lord God: My people descended into Egypt, in the beginning, in order to sojourn there. But the Assyrian oppressed them, without any cause at all.
5 And now, what is left for me here, says the Lord? For my people have been taken away without cause. Their lords treat them unjustly, says the Lord. And my name is being continually blasphemed all day long.
6 Because of this, my people will know my name, in that day. For it is I myself who is speaking. Behold, I am here.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger and the preacher of peace! Announcing good and preaching peace, they are saying to Zion, “Your God will reign!”
8 It is the voice of your watchmen. They have lifted up their voice. They will praise together. For they will see eye to eye, when the Lord converts Zion.
9 Be glad and rejoice together, O deserts of Jerusalem! For the Lord has consoled his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has prepared his holy arm, in the sight of all the Gentiles. And all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart, depart, get out of here! Do not be willing to touch what is polluted. Go out from her midst! Be cleansed, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For you will not go out in a tumult, nor will you take flight in a hurry. For the Lord will precede you, and the God of Israel will gather you.
13 Behold, my servant will understand; he will be exalted and lifted up, and he will be very sublime.
14 Just as they were stupefied over you, so will his countenance be without glory among men, and his appearance, among the sons of men.
15 He will sprinkle many nations; kings will close their mouth because of him. And those to whom he was not described, have seen. And those who have not heard, have considered.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 52:
Isaiah 52 contains a message of hope and restoration for God's people. The chapter begins with a call to awaken and prepare for the liberation God will bring, and continues with a prophecy about the redemption and restoration of God's people. Here are five verses related to the themes of the chapter:
Psalm 98:3 - "He remembered his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth saw the salvation of our God." This verse talks about God's mercy and faithfulness to his people, just as Isaiah 52 emphasizes the liberation and restoration of God's people.
Jeremiah 31:10 - "I heard, nations, the word of the Lord, and announce in the distant islands, and say, He who spread to Israel shall congregate him and guard him, as the pastor to his flock." This verse talks about God's promise to gather his dispersed people and protect them as a pastor takes care of his flock, which is similar to the message of hope of Isaiah 52.
Zechariah 9:12 - "Return to the fortress, O prisoners of hope, also today I announce to you that I will restore you in double." This verse talks about the restoration of God's people and the promise that they will be double restored, which is similar to the message of restoration and redemption of Isaiah 52.
Romans 10:15 - "And how will they preach if they are not sent? How is it written: how beautiful the feet of those who announce good things!" This verse talks about the importance of preaching the gospel, which is similar to the call to awaken and prepare for the liberation that God will bring, mentioned in Isaiah 52.
Ephesians 5:14 - "Therefore it says, Awake, you who sleep, and get up from the dead, and Christ will illuminate you." This verse talks about the call to awaken and rise from spiritual inactivity, which is similar to the call to awaken and prepare for the liberation that God will bring, mentioned in Isaiah 52.
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