Isaiah 52:2-4

EasyEnglish Bible

²Shake off the dirt, Jerusalem!
Get up and sit on your throne.
People of Zion, you are no longer prisoners,
so take the chains off your neck.

³This is what the Lord says to you:

‘I received no money when I sold you.
And I will not pay anything to make you free again.’

⁴The Almighty Lord says,

‘Long ago, my people went to live for some time in Egypt.
At a later time, Assyria's army was cruel to them.

Isaiah 52:2-4

New International Version

²Shake off your dust;^(A)
rise up,^(B) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,^(C)
Daughter Zion,^(D) now a captive.

³For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,^(E)
and without money^(F) you will be redeemed.^(G)”

⁴For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt^(H) to live;
lately, Assyria^(I) has oppressed them.

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