Isaiah 52:8-10
Easy-to-Read Version
8 The city guards[a] are shouting.
They are all rejoicing together.
They can all see the Lord returning to Zion.
9 Ruins of Jerusalem, be happy again!
Rejoice because the Lord
comforted his people and set Jerusalem free.
10 The Lord showed his holy strength to all the nations.
All the faraway countries saw how God saved his people.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:8 guards Men who stand on the city walls and watch for messengers or trouble coming to the city. Here, this probably means the prophets.
Isaiah 52:8-10
New International Version
8 Listen! Your watchmen(A) lift up their voices;(B)
together they shout for joy.(C)
When the Lord returns(D) to Zion,(E)
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy(F) together,
you ruins(G) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(H) his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.(I)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(J)
in the sight of all the nations,(K)
and all the ends of the earth(L) will see
the salvation(M) of our God.
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