1Awake , 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 . 2Shake thyself from the dust ; arise , sit on thy throne , O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck , O captive daughter of Zion .
The Redemption of Israel
3For thus saith Jehovah , Ye were sold for nought ; and ye shall be redeemed without money . 4For thus saith the Lord Jehovah , My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there : and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause . 5Now therefore , what do I here , saith Jehovah , seeing that my people is taken away for nought ? they that rule over them do howl , saith Jehovah , and my name continually all the day is blasphemed . 6Therefore my people shall know my name : therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak ; behold , it is I .
The Proclamation of Salvation
7How 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 ! 8The voice of thy watchmen ! they lift up the voice , together do they sing ; for they shall see eye to eye , when Jehovah returneth to Zion . 9Break forth into joy , sing together , ye waste places of Jerusalem ; for Jehovah hath comforted his people , he hath redeemed Jerusalem . 10Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations ; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God .
The Lord's Revelation and the Response of Nations
11Depart ye , depart ye , go ye out from thence , touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst of her ; cleanse yourselves , ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah . 12For ye shall not go out in haste , neither shall ye go by flight : for Jehovah will go before you ; and the God of Israel will be your rearward. 13Behold , my servant shall deal wisely , he shall be exalted and lifted up , and shall be very high . 14Like as many were astonished at thee ( his visage was so marred more than any man , and his form more than the sons of men ), 15so shall he sprinkle many nations ; 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 understand .