Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; 1 put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, holy city; 1 for never again will the uncircumcised or the unclean enter you. 1
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Exodus 28:2You must make for Aaron, your brother, garments that are set apart to me. These garments will be for his honor and splendor.
Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and the other nine remained in other towns.
Isaiah 1:21How the faithful city has become a prostitute! 1 She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, 1 but now she is full of murderers. 1
Isaiah 26:2Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. 1
Isaiah 48:2For they call themselves people of the holy city 1 and trust in the God of Israel. Yahweh of hosts is his name. 1
Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, 1 you who have drunk out of the hand of Yahweh from the bowl of his anger; 1 you who have drunk out of the bowl, down to the dregs from the cup of staggering. 1
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 52:1
The greater part of this chapter is on the same subject with the chapter before, concerning the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, which yet is applicable to the great salvation Christ has wrought out for us; but the last three verses are on the same subject with the following chapter, concerning the person of the Redeemer, his humiliation and exaltation. Observe, I. The encouragement that is given to the Jews in captivity to hope that God would deliver them in his own way and time, ver. 1-6 . II. The great… Read the whole commentary →