Isaiah 52 (NLT)

15 verses · New Living Translation · Dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought)

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Isaiah Chapter 52 contains 15 verses and is presented here in the New Living Translation (NLT), which uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 66 chapters in Isaiah.

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1Wake up, wake up, O Zion!Clothe yourself with strength.Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem,for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.

2Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem.Sit in a place of honor.Remove the chains of slavery from your neck,O captive daughter of Zion.

3For this is what the LORD says:“When I sold you into exile,I received no payment.Now I can redeem youwithout having to pay for you.”

4This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria.

5What is this?” asks the LORD. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long.

6But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”

7How beautiful on the mountainsare the feet of the messenger who brings good news,the good news of peace and salvation,the news that the God of Israel reigns!

8The watchmen shout and sing with joy,for before their very eyesthey see the LORD returning to Jerusalem.

9Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song,for the LORD has comforted his people.He has redeemed Jerusalem.

10The LORD has demonstrated his holy powerbefore the eyes of all the nations.All the ends of the earth will seethe victory of our God.

11Get out! Get out and leave your captivity,where everything you touch is unclean.Get out of there and purify yourselves,you who carry home the sacred objects of the LORD.

12You will not leave in a hurry,running for your lives.For the LORD will go ahead of you;yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.

13See, my servant will prosper;he will be highly exalted.

14But many were amazed when they saw him.His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.

15And he will startle many nations.Kings will stand speechless in his presence.For they will see what they had not been told;they will understand what they had not heard about.

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What is Isaiah 52 in the NLT?

Isaiah 52 in the New Living Translation (NLT) contains 15 verses. The NLT uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach, first published in 1996 (rev. 2015).

How does the NLT translate Isaiah 52 differently?

The New Living Translation uses dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), 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 (NLT)?

Isaiah Chapter 52 contains 15 verses in the New Living Translation. The book of Isaiah has 66 chapters total.

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