1 AWAKE, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
4 For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

1Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, put on thy beautifull garments, O Ierusalem the holy citie: for hencefoorth there shall no more come into thee the vncircumcised, and the vncleane.

2Shake thy selfe from the dust: arise, and sit downe, O Ierusalem: loose thy selfe from the bandes of thy necke, O captiue daughter of Zion.

3For thus sayth the Lord, Yee haue solde your selues for nought: and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4For thus saith the Lord God, My people went downe aforetime into Egypt to soiourne there, and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5Now therefore, what haue I here, sayth the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule ouer them, make them to howle, sayth the Lord, and my Name continually euery day is blasphemed.

6Therefore my people shall know my Name: therefore they shall know in that day, that I am he that doth speake. Behold, it is I.

7 How beautifull vpon the mountaines are the feete of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth saluation, that sayth vnto Zion, Thy God reigneth?

8Thy watchmen shall lift vp the voice, with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring againe Zion.

9 Breake foorth into ioy, sing together, yee waste places of Ierusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Ierusalem.

10The Lord hath made bare his holy arme in the eyes of all the nations, and all the endes of the earth shall see the saluation of our God.

11 Depart ye, depart ye, goe ye out from thence, touch no vncleane thing; goe ye out of the middest of her; be yee cleane, that beare the vessels of the Lord.

12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor goe by flight: for the Lord will goe before you: and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

13 Behold, my seruant shal deale prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14As many were astonied at thee (his visage was so marred more then any man, and his forme more then the sonnes of men:)

15So shall hee sprinckle many nations, the kings shall shut their mouthes at him: for that which had not beene told them, shall they see, and that which they had not heard, shall they consider.

I == Matt 4:5 ; Rev 21:2 , 27

 

 

 

 

 

III == Jer 15:13

 

 

IV == Gen 46:6 ; Acts 7:14

 

V == Ezek 36:20 , 23

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Nah 1:15 ; Rom 10:15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X == Ps 98:2-3 ; Luke 3:6

 

XI == Lev 22:2 ; Zech 2:6-7 ; Rev 18:4

 

 

 

 

XIII == Phil 2:9

 

XIV == Ps 22:6-7 ; Isa 53:2-3

 

XV == Isa 49:7 , 23 ; 55:5 ; Ezek 36:25 ; Acts 2:33 ; Rom 15:21 ; 16 ;25-26 ; Eph 3:5 , 9 ; Heb 9:13-14

1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your glorious garments, O Jerusalem, holy city. No longer shall the uncircumcised or the unclean enter you.

2 Shake off the dust, ascend to the throne, Jerusalem; Loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter Zion!

3 For thus says the LORD: You were sold for nothing, and without money you shall be redeemed.

4 Thus says the Lord GOD: To Egypt in the beginning my people went down, to sojourn there; Assyria, too, oppressed them for nought.

5 But now, what am I to do here? says the LORD. My people have been taken away without redress; their rulers make a boast of it, says the LORD; all the day my name is constantly reviled.

6 Therefore on that day my people shall know my renown, that it is I who have foretold it. Here I am!

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, Announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to Zion, "Your God is King!"

8 Hark! Your watchmen raise a cry, together they shout for joy, For they see directly, before their eyes, the LORD restoring Zion.

9 Break out together in song, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD comforts his people, he redeems Jerusalem.

10 The LORD has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; All the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God.

11 Depart, depart, come forth from there, touch nothing unclean! Out from there! Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

12 Yet not in fearful haste will you come out, nor leave in headlong flight, For the LORD comes before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel.

13 See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be raised high and greatly exalted.

14 Even as many were amazed at him - so marred was his look beyond that of man, and his appearance beyond that of mortals -

15 So shall he startle many nations, because of him kings shall stand speechless; For those who have not been told shall see, those who have not heard shall ponder it.

V 1-6. Now Israel is to pay attention because God will not only bring them back, but will adorn and rebuild them. This looks ahead to the Kingdom Age when heathen will never again invade the promised land. The nations had been slaves in Egypt, the northern kingdom had been conquered by Assyria, and Judah would fall to Babylon. But God will bring them back, and in that future day, they will recognize Him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 7 Compare Rom. 10:15. “beautiful feet”. Rejoice in those bringing salvation.

v 7,8. Israel will rejoice in the return from Babylon, but the great joy will be the gospel going forth in the Church Age, culminating when Christ comes to reign over them in the Millennium. They will be eye to eye or face to face, close contact.

v 9,10. All Israel will rejoice in the comfort and redemption God has given them, and all nations of the earth will recognize His power.

v 11,12. As Israel was to depart from Egypt, they are to depart from all the places where they are scattered, but not in haste because the Lord will be with them.

 

 

 

v 13. Here to 53:12 is fulfilled in New Testament and exceptionally well known. The Servant would act wisely, obedient, on earth and be highly exalted in heaven.

v 14. The brutalities before the crucifixion left Christ unrecognizable as a human.

v 15. As the priest sprinkled the blood for cleansing, Christ’s blood at the cross was sprinkled for the cleansing of the entire world. Too late, those who have rejected His cleansing blood will stand in awe of Him. Every knee shall bow--- Rom. 14:11.