Isaiah 52:2

Shake yourself from the dust! 2 Arise, sit up, Jerusalem [City of peace]! 2 Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]! 1

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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! Put on your strength, Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]. 2 Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem [City of peace], the holy city: 2 for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into + 52:1. Quoted in Rev 21:27 you. 1

3For Adonai says, “You were sold for nothing; 2 and you will be redeemed without money.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 29:4You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.

Isaiah 51:14The captive exile will speedily be freed; 2 and he will not die and go down into the pit, 2 and his bread will not fail. 1

Isaiah 61:1+ 61:1. MP: Messiah will have the Spirit of God upon Him to accomplish His appointed works from God. Consider the purpose of the Spirit in (Is 11:2). (Matt 3:16-17; John 1:32-33) The Ruach of 'Adonay Yahweh [Spirit, Breath of Lord He sustains breathing] is on me; 2 + 61:1 b MP: Messiah has the anointing to proclaim liberty to captives. (John 8:36; 2 Cor 3:17) because Adonai has anointed me to preach good news to the poor + 61:1. Quoted in Matt 11:5; Luke 7:22 and humble. 1 He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, 2 + 61:1 c MP: Messiah has the ministry to proclaim freedom to prisoners (slaves to sin). (John 8:31-34; Rom 6:16-20, 8:1-4) to proclaim liberty to the captives, 2 + 61:1 (1-2) MP: Messiah’s ministry includes preaching the good news to those afflicted and binding the broken hearted. (Matt 11:5; Luke 4:18-21) to let out into the light those bound in the dark, 2 and to restore the crushed with forgiveness; 1

Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the machaira ·machete, small sword knife·, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem [City of peace] will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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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