Isaiah 52:8

Thy tzofim (watchmen) shall lift up the kol (voice); 1 with the kol together shall they shout for joy; 1 for they shall see it with their own eyes, 1 when Hashem returns to Tziyon. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the Mevaser (bringer of Good Tidings, the Evangelist), 1 that publisheth shalom; that bringeth good tidings of tov, 1 that publisheth Yeshu'ah (Salvation); 1 that saith unto Tziyon: Thy G-d reigneth! 1

9Break forth into joy, sing together, 1 ye ruins of Yerushalayim; 1 for Hashem hath comforted His people, 1 He hath redeemed Yerushalayim. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 102:22To declare the Shem Hashem in Tziyon, 1 and His tehillah (praise) in Yerushalayim; 1

Song of Solomon 5:7The shomrim (watchmen) that went about the city found me, 1 they beat me, they wounded me; 1 the shomrei hachomat + 5:7 i.e., the shomrim, the guardians [of the city on the wall] took away my cloak from me. 1

Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout for joy, thou inhabitant of Tziyon; 1 for gadol is Kadosh Yisroel in the midst of thee.

Isaiah 26:1In that day shall this shir (song) 1 be sung in Eretz Yehudah: 1 We have an Ir Oz (a city of strength); 1 Yeshu'ah (salvation) is that which He makes [its] chomot (walls) and outer wall. 1

Isaiah 30:26Moreover the ohr of the levanah (moon) shall be as the ohr of the chamah (sun), and the ohr of the chamah shall be sevenfold, as the ohr of shivat hayamim (seven days), in the day that Hashem bindeth up the hurt of His people, and healeth the stroke of His wound. 1

Isaiah 40:9O Mevaseret Tziyon (O Herald, Preacher of Besorah [Good News, Gospel] Tziyon, O Lady Evangelist Tziyon), 1 get thee up into the har gavo'ah (high mountain); 1 O Mevaseret Yerushalayim (O Herald, Preacher of Besorah [Good News, Gospel] Yerushalayim, O Lady Evangelist Yerushalayim), 1 lift up thy voice with ko'ach; 1 lift it up, be not afraid; 1 say unto the towns of Yehudah, Hinei Eloheichem! 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 52:8-13

The Approach of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 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! 8 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… Read the whole commentary →

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