Isaiah 52 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 52:1
KJVAwake, 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.
WEBAwake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion.
YLTAwake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, Put on the garments of thy beauty, Jerusalem -- the Holy City; For enter no more into thee again, Do the uncircumcised and unclean.
Isaiah 52:2
KJVShake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
WEBShake yourself from the dust!
YLTShake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.
Isaiah 52:3
KJVFor thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
WEBFor Yahweh says, “You were sold for nothing;
YLTFor thus said Jehovah: `For nought ye have been sold, And not by money are ye redeemed.'
Isaiah 52:4
KJVFor thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
WEBFor thus says the Lord Yahweh:
YLTFor thus said the Lord Jehovah: `To Egypt My people went down at first to sojourn there, And Asshur -- for nought he hath oppressed it.
Isaiah 52:5
KJVNow 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.
WEB“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh,
YLTAnd now, what -- to Me here, An affirmation of Jehovah, That taken is My people for nought? Its rulers cause howling, -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And continually all the day My name is despised.
Isaiah 52:6
KJVTherefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
WEBTherefore my people shall know my name.
YLTTherefore doth My people know My name, Therefore, in that day, Surely I [am] He who is speaking, behold Me.'
Isaiah 52:7
KJVHow 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!
WEBHow beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
YLTHow comely on the mountains, Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, Sounding salvation, Saying to Zion, `Reigned hath thy God.'
Isaiah 52:8
KJVThy 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.
WEBYour watchmen lift up their voice,
YLTThe voice of thy watchmen! They have lifted up the voice, together they cry aloud, Because eye to eye they see, in Jehovah's turning back [to] Zion.
Isaiah 52:9
KJVBreak forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
WEBBreak out into joy,
YLTBreak forth, sing together, O wastes of Jerusalem, For Jehovah hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah 52:10
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Isaiah 52:11
KJVDepart 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.
WEBDepart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing!
YLTTurn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah.
Isaiah 52:12
KJVFor 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 reward.
WEBFor you shall not go out in haste,
YLTFor not in haste do ye go out, Yea, with flight ye go not on, For going before you [is] Jehovah, And gathering you [is] the God of Israel!
Isaiah 52:13
KJVBehold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
WEBBehold, my servant will deal wisely.
YLTLo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high.
Isaiah 52:14
KJVAs many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
WEBJust as many were astonished at you
YLTAs astonished at thee have been many, (So marred by man his appearance, And his form by sons of men.)
Isaiah 52:15
KJVSo 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.
WEBso he will cleanse many nations.
YLTSo doth he sprinkle many nations. Concerning him kings shut their mouth, For that which was not recounted to them they have seen, And that which they had not heard they have understood!
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