O ye desolate places of Jerusalem, be glad and rejoice together, for the Lord hath comforted his people: he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The Lord hath made [a]bare his holy arm in the sight of all the Gentiles, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11 [b]Depart, depart ye: go ye out from thence, and touch no unclean thing, go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that [c]bear the vessels of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:10 As ready to smite his enemies, and to deliver his people.
  2. Isaiah 52:11 He warneth the faithful not to pollute themselves with the superstitions of the Babylonians, as Isa. 48:20; 2 Cor. 6:17.
  3. Isaiah 52:11 For the time is at hand that the Priests and Levites chiefly (and so by them all the people, which shall be as the Levites in this office) shall carry home vessels of the Temple which Nebuchadnezzar had taken away.

Burst into songs of joy(A) together,
    you ruins(B) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(C) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.(D)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(E)
    in the sight of all the nations,(F)
and all the ends of the earth(G) will see
    the salvation(H) of our God.

11 Depart,(I) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!(J)
Come out from it and be pure,(K)
    you who carry the articles(L) of the Lord’s house.

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