_Jerusalem Exchanges Servitude for
Dominion, and Imprisonment for Liberty._
1. Awake, awake; clothe thyself in thy might, O Zion; clothe thyself
in thy state dresses, O Jerusalem, thou holy city; for henceforth
there shall no more enter into thee one uncircumcised and unclean!
2. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose
thyself from the dust, arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose[1] thyself
from the chains of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion!
3. For thus saith Jehovah, Ye have been sold for nothing, and ye
shall not be redeemed with silver. 4. For thus saith the Lord
Jehovah, My people went down to Egypt in the beginning to dwell there
as guests; and Asshur has oppressed it for nothing. 5. And now, what
have I to do here? saith Jehovah; for My people are taken away for
nothing; their oppressors shriek, saith Jehovah, and My name is
continually blasphemed all the day. 6. Therefore My people shall
learn My name; therefore, in that day, that I am He who saith, Here
am I.
7. How lovely[2] upon the mountains are the feet of them that bring
good tidings, that publish peace, that bring tidings of good, that
publish salvation, that say unto Zion, Thy God reigneth royally!
8. Hark, thy watchers! They lift up the voice together; they rejoice:
for they see eye to eye, how[3] Jehovah bringeth Zion home. 9. Break
out into exultation, sing together, ye ruins of Jerusalem: for
Jehovah hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10. Jehovah hath made bare His holy arm before the eyes of all
nations, and all the ends of the earth see the salvation of our God.
11. Go ye forth, go ye forth, go out from thence, lay hold of no
unclean thing; go ye out from the midst of her, cleanse yourselves,
ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah. 12. For ye shall not go out in
confusion, and ye shall not go forth in flight: for Jehovah goeth
before you, and the God of Israel is your rear-guard.