Isaiah 52

King James Version · 15 verses · 580 cross-references linking it to 290 other chapters

1. 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.73 cross-references: Revelation 21:27, Isaiah 51:17, Zechariah 3:4, Revelation 21:2, Isaiah 51:9
2. 2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.25 cross-references: Luke 4:18, Isaiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:45, Jeremiah 51:50, Isaiah 61:1
3. 3For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.17 cross-references: Isaiah 45:13, 1 Peter 1:18, Psalms 44:12, Isaiah 50:1, Jeremiah 15:13
4. 4For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.14 cross-references: Genesis 46:6, Psalms 69:4, Acts 7:14–15, Job 2:3, Psalms 25:3
5. 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.43 cross-references: Romans 2:24, Zephaniah 1:10, Psalms 74:10, Judges 18:3, Isaiah 51:23
6. 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.14 cross-references: Hebrews 8:10–11, Ezekiel 37:13–14, Zechariah 10:9–12, Ezekiel 20:44, Numbers 23:19
7. 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!63 cross-references: Romans 10:12–15, Nahum 1:15, Isaiah 61:1–3, Mark 16:15, Isaiah 40:9
8. 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.38 cross-references: Isaiah 62:6, Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 33:7, Jeremiah 33:11, Isaiah 40:9
9. 9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.38 cross-references: Psalms 98:4, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 61:4
10. 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.53 cross-references: Isaiah 51:9, Psalms 98:1–3, Luke 3:6, Revelation 14:6, Isaiah 49:6
11. 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.56 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 6:17, Zechariah 2:6–7, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 1:16, Ephesians 5:11
12. 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.22 cross-references: Isaiah 58:8, Deuteronomy 20:4, Exodus 14:19–20, Exodus 13:21–22, Isaiah 45:2
13. 13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.45 cross-references: Philippians 2:7–11, Matthew 28:18, Isaiah 42:1, John 3:31, Isaiah 11:2–3
14. 14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:34 cross-references: Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 53:2–5, Matthew 26:67, Psalms 22:6–7, Psalms 22:17
15. 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.47 cross-references: Romans 15:20–21, Isaiah 49:7, 1 Peter 1:2, Ezekiel 36:25, Isaiah 49:23

Explained connections

• Exalted and lifted up Isaiah 52:13 and Philippians 2:9

  The final Servant Song opens with the servant being exalted, lifted up and very high — before describing his suffering. Paul's hymn in Philippians follows the same shape: humiliation to death on a cross, then God highly exalting him.

• Those not told shall see Isaiah 52:15 and Romans 15:21

  Isaiah says nations and kings will see and understand what they were never told about the servant. Paul quotes the verse to explain his strategy of preaching where Christ had not yet been named.

• Beautiful feet of those who bring good news Isaiah 52:7 and Romans 10:15

  Isaiah celebrates the messenger running to Zion with news of peace and God's reign. Paul uses it to stress the need for preachers: people cannot believe without hearing.

• Come out and be separate Isaiah 52:11 and 2 Corinthians 6:17

  Isaiah tells exiles leaving Babylon to touch nothing unclean. Paul applies the call to believers' holiness.

• God's name blasphemed among the Gentiles Isaiah 52:5 and Romans 2:24

  Isaiah says God's name is reviled because of Israel's exile. Paul applies it to hypocrisy: those who teach the law but break it cause outsiders to dishonour God.

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People in Isaiah 52

God

Places in Isaiah 52

Zion, Jerusalem, Egypt