52 Awake,
awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem,
the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised
and the unclean. 2 Shake
thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself
from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For
thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall
be redeemed without money. 4 For
thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn
there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 Now
therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away
for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD;
and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore
my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that
I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 7 How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth
salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
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Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they
sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together,
ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he
hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm
in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God. 11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from
thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean,
that bear the vessels of the LORD. 12 For ye shall not go out with haste,
nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel
will be your rearward. 13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently,
he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage
was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the
kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them
shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.