(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!

For thus says the Lord:

(C)“You have sold yourselves for nothing,
And you shall be redeemed (D)without money.”

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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  1. Isaiah 52:4 As resident aliens

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

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

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

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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.

For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(E)
    and without money(F) you will be redeemed.(G)

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(H) to live;
    lately, Assyria(I) has oppressed them.

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Shake yourself (A)from the dust, (B)rise up,
Captive Jerusalem;
(C)Release yourself from the chains around your neck,
Captive daughter of Zion.

For this is what the Lord says: “You were (D)sold for nothing, and you will be (E)redeemed (F)without money.” 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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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord