Isaiah 52:2

Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of your neck, captive daughter of Sion.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

In Context

1Awake, awake, Sion; put on your strength, O Sion; and o you put on your glory, Jerusalem the holy city: there shall no more pass through you, the uncircumcised and unclean.

3For thus says the Lord, You⌃ have been sold for nothing; and you⌃ shall not be ransomed with silver.

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Cross References

Isaiah 29:4And your words shall be brought down to the earth, and your words shall sink down to the earth, and your voice shall be as they that speak out of the earth, and your voice shall + 29:4 Gr. become weak be lowered to the ground.

Isaiah 51:14For in your deliverance he shall not halt, nor wait;

Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent + 61:1 Luke 4:18 me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;

Zechariah 2:6Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I will gather you from the four winds of heaven, says the Lord,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 52:2-7

Encouragement to Jerusalem. ( b. c. 706.) 1 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… Read the whole commentary →

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