Isaías 52

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, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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3For thus saith the LORD , Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4For thus saith the Lord GOD , My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5Now 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.

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.

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!

Deus diz que são "formosos" os pés de que traz boas novas. É um precioso privilégio anunciar as boas novas a outros: notícias de redenção, salvação e paz. A quem precisa lhe anunciar as boas novas?

8Thy 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.

9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10The 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.

11Depart 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 .

12For 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.

O povo não saiu fugindo temeroso devido a Ciro, o ungido de Deus (45.1), decretou que os cativos judeus podiam retornar sãs e salvos a Jerusalém (Ezr 1:1-4). Tinham a aprovação do rei, seu amparo garantido. Ainda mais importante, o Senhor iria adiante para assinalar o caminho e atrás para protegê-los.

13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

O "servo", como se usa o termo aqui, é o Messías, nosso Senhor Jesus. Seria grandemente exaltado devido a seu sacrifício, descrito no capítulo 53.

14As many were astonied 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; 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.