1Awake, 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.
2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nothing {nought}; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
4For thus saith the LORD God: My people went down at the first {aforetime} into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5Now, therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that My people are {is} taken away for nothing {nought}? They that rule over them make them to wail {howl}, saith the LORD, and My name continually every day is blasphemed.
6Therefore, My people shall know My name; therefore, they shall know in that day that I am He Who doth speak; behold, it is I.
7How 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!
8Thy 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.
9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10The LORD hath made bare {bore} His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11Depart ye, depart {ye}, go {ye} out from there {thence}, touch no unclean thing; go {ye} out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
12For 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 rear guard. 13Behold, My Servant shall deal {part} prudently, He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14As many were astounded at thee - His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men - 15So 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. King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |