Isaiah 52:6

Therefore my people will know my name; 1 they will know in that day that I am the one who says, “Yes, it is I!” 1

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In The King James Version

Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

In Context

5Now what do I have here—this is Yahweh's declaration—seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock—this is Yahweh's declaration—and my name is blasphemed continually all day long. + 52:5 Instead of mock , some versions identify a different Hebrew word meaning wail . 1

7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, 1 who announces peace, who bears good tidings, who announces salvation, 1 who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 1

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Cross References

Exodus 3:13Moses said to God, “When I go to the Israelites and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and when they say to me, 'What is his name?' what should I say to them?”

Exodus 34:5Yahweh came down in the cloud and stood with Moses there, and he pronounced the name “Yahweh.”

Psalms 48:10As your name is, God, 1 so is your praise to the ends of the earth; 1 your right hand is full of righteousness. 1

Isaiah 42:9See, the previous things came to pass, 1 now I am about to declare new events. 1 Before they begin to occur I will tell you about them.” 1

Isaiah 60:16You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse at the breast of kings; 1 you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Ezekiel 20:44So you will know that I am Yahweh when I do this to you because of my name's sake, and not because of your evil deeds, and not because of your corrupt deeds, house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”

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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