Isaiah 52 (NASB)

15 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)

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Isaiah Chapter 52 contains 15 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 66 chapters in Isaiah.

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1Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you.

2Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3For thus says the LORD, 'You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed without money.'

4For thus says the Lord GOD, 'My people went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5'Now therefore, what do I have here,' declares the LORD, 'seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?' [Again] the LORD declares, 'Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.

6'Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, 'Here I am.''

7How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, [And] says to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'

8Listen! Your watchmen lift up [their] voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will see with their own eyes When the LORD restores Zion.

9Break forth, shout joyfully together, You waste places of Jerusalem; For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.

10The LORD has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.

11Depart, depart, go out from there, Touch nothing unclean; Go out of the midst of her, purify yourselves, You who carry the vessels of the LORD.

12But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel [will be] your rear guard.

13Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.

14Just as many were astonished at you, [My people], So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.

15Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.

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What is Isaiah 52 in the NASB?

Isaiah 52 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 15 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).

How does the NASB translate Isaiah 52 differently?

The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Isaiah 52 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Isaiah 52 (NASB)?

Isaiah Chapter 52 contains 15 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of Isaiah has 66 chapters total.

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