Isaiah 52:8

New English Translation

⁸Listen,^[a] your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes^[b]
the Lord’s return to Zion.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 52:8 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
Isaiah 52:8 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”

Isaiah 52:8

King James Version

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.

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Isaiah 52:8

New King James Version

⁸Your watchmen shall lift up their voices,
With their voices they shall sing together;
For they shall see eye to eye
When the Lord brings back Zion.

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Isaiah 52:8

New International Version

⁸Listen! Your watchmen^(A) lift up their voices;^(B)
together they shout for joy.^(C)
When the Lord returns^(D) to Zion,^(E)
they will see it with their own eyes.