^{1 Ref} Awake! awake! put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O Jerusalem, the holy town: for from now there will never again come into you the unclean and those without circumcision.

^{2 Ref} Make yourself clean from the dust; up! and take the seat of your power, O Jerusalem: the bands of your neck are loose, O prisoned daughter of Zion.

^{3 Ref} For the Lord says, You were given for nothing, and you will be made free without price.

^{4 Ref} For the Lord God says, My people went down at first into Egypt, to get a place for themselves there: and the Assyrian put a cruel yoke on them without cause.

^{5 Ref} Now then, what have I here? says the Lord, for my people are taken away without cause; they are made waste and give cries of sorrow, says the Lord, and all the day the nations put shame on my name.

^{6 Ref} For this cause I will make my name clear to my people; in that day they will be certain that it is my word which comes to them; see, here am I.

^{7 Ref} How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!

^{8 Ref} The voice of your watchmen! their voices are loud in song together; for they will see him, eye to eye, when the Lord comes back to Zion.

^{9 Ref} Give sounds of joy, make melody together, waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord has given comfort to his people, he has taken up the cause of Jerusalem.

^{10 Ref} The Lord has let his holy arm be seen by the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

^{11 Ref} Away! away! go out from there, touching no unclean thing; go out from among her; be clean, you who take up the vessels of the Lord.

^{12 Ref} For you will not go out suddenly, and you will not go in flight: for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will come after you to keep you.

^{13 Ref} See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.

^{14 Ref} As peoples were surprised at him, And his face was not beautiful, so as to be desired: his face was so changed by disease as to be unlike that of a man, and his form was no longer that of the sons of men.

^{15 Ref} So will nations give him honour; kings will keep quiet because of him: for what had not been made clear to them they will see; and they will give their minds to what had not come to their ears.

^{1 Ref} Awake, 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.

^{2 Ref} Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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

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

^{5 Ref} Now 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.

^{6 Ref} Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

^{7 Ref} How 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!

^{8 Ref} Thy 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.

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

^{10 Ref} The 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.

^{11 Ref} Depart 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.

^{12 Ref} For 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.

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

^{14 Ref} As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

^{15 Ref} So 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.

^{1 Ref} Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.

^{2 Ref} Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit [on your throne], Jerusalem: loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion.

^{3 Ref} For thus says Yahweh, You were sold for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money.

^{4 Ref} For thus says the Lord Yahweh, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.

^{5 Ref} Now therefore, what do I here, says Yahweh, seeing that my people is taken away for nothing? those who rule over them do howl, says Yahweh, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.

^{6 Ref} Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore [they shall know] in that day that I am he who does speak; behold, it is I.

^{7 Ref} How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns!

^{8 Ref} The voice of your watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.

^{9 Ref} Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

^{10 Ref} Yahweh has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

^{11 Ref} Depart you, depart you, go you out from there, touch no unclean thing; go you out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, you who bear the vessels of Yahweh.

^{12 Ref} For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight: for Yahweh will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.

^{13 Ref} Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.

^{14 Ref} Like as many were astonished at you (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),

^{15 Ref} so shall he sprinkle many nations; 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 understand.