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Isaiah 52:2-4
New King James Version
Isaiah 52:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)Shake yourself from the dust, arise;
Sit down, O Jerusalem!
(B)Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion!
3 For thus says the Lord:
4 For thus says the Lord God:
“My people went down at first
Into (E)Egypt to [a]dwell there;
Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
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- Isaiah 52:4 As resident aliens
Isaiah 52:2-4
English Standard Version
Isaiah 52:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)Shake yourself from the dust and arise;
be seated, O Jerusalem;
(B)loose the bonds from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says the Lord: (C)“You were sold for nothing, and (D)you shall be redeemed without money.” 4 For thus says the Lord God: (E)“My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing.[a]
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- Isaiah 52:4 Or the Assyrian has oppressed them of late
Isaiah 52:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 52:2-4
New International Version
2 Shake off your dust;(A)
rise up,(B) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(C)
Daughter Zion,(D) now a captive.
3 For this is what the Lord says:
4 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Isaiah 52:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 52:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 Shake yourself (A)from the dust, (B)rise up,
Captive Jerusalem;
(C)Release yourself from the chains around your neck,
Captive daughter of Zion.
3 For this is what the Lord says: “You were (D)sold for nothing, and you will be (E)redeemed (F)without money.” 4 For this is what the Lord [a]God says: “My people (G)went down to Egypt first to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without reason.
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- Isaiah 52:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
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