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Listen,[a] your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes[b]
the Lord’s return to Zion.
In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects[c] Jerusalem.
10 The Lord reveals[d] his royal power[e]
in the sight of all the nations;
the entire[f] earth sees
our God deliver.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:8 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
  2. Isaiah 52:8 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”
  3. Isaiah 52:9 tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
  4. Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “lays bare”; NLT “will demonstrate.”
  5. Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “his holy arm.” This is a metonymy for his power.
  6. Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “the remote regions,” which here stand for the extremities and everything in between.
  7. Isaiah 52:10 tn Heb “the deliverance of our God.” “God” is a subjective genitive here.