God Redeems Jerusalem

1 Awake, awake!

Put on your strength, O Zion;

Put on your beautiful garments,

O Jerusalem, the holy city!

For the uncircumcisedand the unclean

Shall no longer come to you.

2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise;

Sit down, O Jerusalem!

Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,

O captive daughter of Zion!

3 For thus says theLord:

“You have sold yourselves for nothing,

And you shall be redeemedwithout money.”

4 For thus says the LordGod:

“My people went down at first

IntoEgypt to dwell there;

Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5 Now therefore, what have I here,” says theLord,

“That My people are taken away for nothing?

Those who rule over them

Make them wail,” says theLord,

“And My nameisblasphemed continually every day.

6 Therefore My people shall know My name;

Thereforetheyshallknowin that day

That IamHe who speaks:

‘Behold,itisI.’ ”

7 How beautiful upon the mountains

Are the feet of him who brings good news,

Who proclaims peace,

Who brings glad tidings of goodthings,

Who proclaims salvation,

Who says to Zion,

“Your God reigns!”

8 Your watchmen shall lift uptheirvoices,

With their voices they shall sing together;

For they shall see eye to eye

When theLordbrings back Zion.

9 Break forth into joy, sing together,

You waste places of Jerusalem!

For theLordhas comforted His people,

He has redeemed Jerusalem.

10 TheLordhas made bare His holy arm

In the eyes ofall the nations;

And all the ends of the earth shall see

The salvation of our God.

11 Depart! Depart! Go out from there,

Touch no uncleanthing;

Go out from the midst of her,

Be clean,

You who bear the vessels of theLord.

12 Foryou shall not go out with haste,

Nor go by flight;

For theLordwill go before you,

And the God of Israelwillbeyour rear guard.

The Sin-Bearing Servant

13 Behold,My Servant shall deal prudently;

He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

14 Just as many were astonished at you,

So Hisvisage was marred more than any man,

And His form more than the sons of men;

15 So shall He sprinkle many nations.

Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;

Forwhat had not been told them they shall see,

And what they had not heard they shall consider.