Ecclesiasticus 52:1

Nova Vulgata

Consurge, consurge, induere fortitudine tua, Sion; induere vestimentis gloriae tuae, Ierusalem, civitas sanctitatis, quia non adiciet ultra, ut pertranseat per te incircumcisus et immundus.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Consurge, consurge, induere fortitudini tua, Sion ! induere vestimentis glori� tu�, Jerusalem, civitas Sancti, quia non adjiciet ultra ut pertranseat per te incircumcisus et immundus.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
[Consurge, consurge, induere fortitudine tua, Sion!
induere vestimentis glori� tu�,
Jerusalem, civitas Sancti,
quia non adjiciet ultra ut pertranseat per te
incircumcisus et immundus.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Judges 5:12 - Deborah Nehemiah 11:1 - the holy Psalms 57:8 - Awake Psalms 125:1 - be as mount Isaiah 4:3 - shall be Isaiah 26:19 - Awake Isaiah 33:5 - he hath Isaiah 35:3 - General Isaiah 35:8 - the unclean Isaiah 48:2 - they call Isaiah 51:9 - put Isaiah 51:17 - awake Isaiah 54:11 - thou afflicted Isaiah 54:14 - righteousness Isaiah 60:1 - Arise Isaiah 60:9 - because Isaiah 61:10 - for Jeremiah 8:19 - the Lord Jeremiah 43:12 - putteth Jeremiah 50:8 - out of the midst Lamentations 4:22 - he will no Joel 3:17 - there Zechariah 9:8 - no Zechariah 10:8 - for Matthew 4:5 - the holy Matthew 22:11 - which Matthew 22:13 - Bind Acts 3:19 - when 1 Corinthians 7:14 - else Ephesians 4:24 - put Ephesians 5:14 - Awake Colossians 3:10 - put 1 Peter 3:3 - that Revelation 3:4 - which Revelation 11:2 - and the Revelation 19:7 - and his Revelation 21:2 - the holy Revelation 21:27 - there

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion,.... Aben Ezra says, all interpreters agree that this prophecy is yet to be fulfilled, and so it is: by Zion is meant the church in Gospel times, in the latter day glory, which is called upon to awake out of sleep; and this repeated to show what a deep sleep had fallen on her, the danger she was in through it, and the vehemency of the speaker, or the great concern the Lord had for her; and this is the very state and case of the church of Christ now, and the prophecy respects our times, and what follow. There is a general carnal security, and spiritual drowsiness, which has seized the people of God; a non-exercise of grace among them, at least it is not a lively one; a sluggishness to and in duty; a contentment in the external performance of it; an indifference about the cause of Christ, and power of religion; and an unconcernedness about the truths and ordinances of the Gospel, the discipline of Christ's house, and the honour of it; which the enemy takes the advantage of, and sows his tares of false doctrine and worship; wherefore it is high time to "awake" out of sleep, and to "put on strength", or "clothe" e with it, and do the Lord's will, and work and oppose the enemy. Saints are weak in themselves, but they have strength in Christ, and on him should they wait, to him should they look, and on him should they exercise faith for it; they should put on the whole armour of God, clothe themselves with it, resume courage, pluck up a good heart and spirit, and not fear any difficulties, dangers, and enemies.

Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; another name for the Gospel church, see Hebrews 12:22, and which is called "the holy city"; referring to the times in the latter day, when holiness shall more appear and prevail in the churches; when saints shall be built up in their holy faith, and more closely attend to holy ordinances, and walk in an holy conversation and godliness; and especially the New Jerusalem church state will answer to this name, and so it is called,

Revelation 21:2, and when the saints will "put on" their "beautiful garments", as on holy days, and times of rejoicing; their mourning will be over, and all signs of it shall be laid aside; the witnesses will no more prophesy in sackcloth; the marriage of the Lamb will be come; the bride made ready, being clothed with fine linen, clean and white, the righteousness of the saints, the garments of Christ's salvation, and the robe of his righteousness; which are the beautiful garments here meant, which serve for many, and answer all the purposes of a garment; as to cover nakedness, preserve from the inclemency of the weather, keep warm and comfortable, beautify and adorn; and beautiful they are, being all of a piece, large and long, pure and spotless, rich and glorious, and which make those beautiful that wear them; and though, being once on, they are never off again; yet saints sometimes are remiss in their acts of faith in putting them on, to which they are here exhorted; see Revelation 19:7,

for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean; this shows that the prophecy cannot be understood of Jerusalem literally, nor of the times of the Babylonish captivity, and deliverance from it, since after this the uncircumcised and the unclean did enter into it, Antiochus Epiphanes, Pompey, and the Romans; but of the mystical Jerusalem, the church of Christ, in the latter day, the spiritual reign of Christ; when the Gentiles, the Papists, meant by the uncircumcised and the unclean, shall no more "come against" them, as the words f may be rendered, and persecute them; and when there will be no more a mixture of Papists and Protestants, of heretics and orthodox, of hypocrites and saints; and when there will be few or none under a profession but will have the truth of grace in them; when every pot and vessel in Jerusalem will be holiness to the Lord, and the Heathen will be perished out of the land, Zechariah 14:21, and especially this will be true in the personal reign of Christ, in the New Jerusalem church state, into which nothing shall enter that defiles, or makes an abomination, and a lie, Revelation 21:27.

e לבשי עזך ενδυσαι την ισχυν βου, Sept.; "induere fortitudine tua", V. L. "induere robur tunm", Vitringa. f יבא בך "non veniet contra te", Gataker; "non perget invadere te", Junius Tremellius "non pergent", Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Awake, awake - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This address to Jerusalem is intimately connected with the closing verses of the preceding chapter. Jerusalem is there represented as down-trodden in the dust before her enemies. Here she is described under the image of a female that had been clad in the habiliments of mourning, and she is now called on to arise from this condition, and to put on the garments that would be indicative of gladness and of joy. The idea is, that the time had come now in which she was to be delivered from her long captivity, and was to be restored to her former prosperity and splendor.

Put on thy strength - Hebrew, ‘Clothe thyself with thy strength.’ The idea is, exert thyself, be strong, bold, confident; arise from thy dejection, and become courageous as one does when he is about to engage in an enterprise that promises success, and that demands effort.

Put on thy beautiful garments - Jerusalem is here addressed, as she often is, as a female (see the note at Isaiah 1:8). She was to lay aside the garments expressive of grief and of captivity, and deck herself with those which were appropriate to a state of prosperity.

The uncircumcised and the unclean - The idea is, that those only should enter Jerusalem and dwell there who would be worshippers of the true God. The uncircumcised are emblems of the impure, the unconverted, and the idolatrous; and the meaning is, that in future times the church would be pure and holy. It cannot mean that no uncircumcised man or idolater would ever again enter the city of Jerusalem, for this would not be true. It was a fact that Antiochus and his armies, and Titus and his army entered Jerusalem, and undoubtedly hosts of others did also who were not circumcised. But this refers to the future times, when the church of God would be pure. Its members would, in the main, be possessors of the true religion, and would adorn it. Probably, therefore, the view of the prophet extended to the purer and happier times under the Messiah, when the church should be characteristically and eminently holy, and when, as a great law of that church, none should be admitted, who did not profess that they were converted.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER LII

Jerusalem, in manifest allusion to the strong figure employed

in the close of the preceding chapter, is represented as fallen

asleep in the dust, and in that helpless state bound by her

enemies. The prophet, with all the ardour natural to one who

had such joyful news to communicate, bids her awake, arise, put

on her best attire, (holiness to the Lord,) and ascend her

lofty seat; and then he delivers the message he had in charge,

a very consolatory part of which was, that "no more should

enter into her the uncircumcised and the polluted," 1-6.

Awaking from her stupefaction, Jerusalem sees the messenger of

such joyful tidings on the eminence from which he spied the

coming deliverance. She expresses, in beautiful terms, her joy

at the news, repeating with peculiar elegance the words of the

crier, 7.

The rapturous intelligence, that Jehovah was returning to

resume his residence on his holy mountain, immediately spreads

to others on the watch, who all join in the glad acclamation, 8;

and, in the ardour of their joy, they call to the very ruins of

Jerusalem to sing along with them, because Jehovah maketh bare

his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends

of the earth are about to see the salvation of Israel's God,

9, 10.

To complete the deliverance, they are commanded to march in

triumph out of Babylon, earnestly exhorted to have nothing to

do with any of her abominations, and assured that Jehovah will

guide them in all their way, 11, 12.

The prophet then passes to the procuring cause of this great

blessedness to the house of Israel in particular, and to the

world in general, viz., the humiliation, sufferings, death,

burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ; a very

celebrated and clear prophet which takes up the remainder of

this and the whole of the following chapter.

NOTES ON CHAP. LII

Verse Isaiah 52:1. There shall no more come into thee — For יבא yabo, "shall come," לבא lebo, "to come," is the reading of five of Kennicott's and two of De Rossi's MSS. This is the better reading, כי לא יוסיף לבא ki lo yosiph lebo, "There shall not add to come."

The uncircumcised and the unclean. — Christians have turned many passages of the prophets against the Jews; and it is not to be wondered at, that in support of their obstinate and hopeless cause, they should press a prophecy into their service, and make it speak against the Christians. This Kimchi does in this place; for he says, by the uncircumcised, the Christians are meant; and by the unclean, the Turks. The Christians are uncircumcised; and the Turks, though circumcised, and using many ablutions, are unclean in their works.