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Awake, awake,^(a) Zion, clothe yourself with strength!^(b) Put on your garments of splendor,^(c) Jerusalem, the holy city.^(d) The uncircumcised^(e) and defiled^(f) will not enter you again.^(g)

Shake off your dust;^(h) rise up,⁽ⁱ⁾ sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck,^(j) Daughter Zion,^(k) now a captive.

For this is what the Lord says: "You were sold for nothing,^(l) and without money^(m) you will be redeemed.⁽ⁿ⁾"

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "At first my people went down to Egypt^(o) to live; lately, Assyria^(p) has oppressed them.

"And now what do I have here?" declares the Lord . "For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,^[a]" declares the Lord . "And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.^(q)

Therefore my people will know^(r) my name;^(s) therefore in that day^(t) they will know that it is I who foretold^(u) it. Yes, it is I."

How beautiful on the mountains^(v) are the feet of those who bring good news,^(w) who proclaim peace,^(x) who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"^(y)

Listen! Your watchmen^(z) lift up their voices;^(aa) together they shout for joy.^(ab) When the Lord returns^(ac) to Zion,^(ad) they will see it with their own eyes.

Burst into songs of joy^(ae) together, you ruins^(af) of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted^(ag) his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.^(ah)

The Lord will lay bare his holy arm^(ai) in the sight of all the nations,^(aj) and all the ends of the earth^(ak) will see the salvation^(al) of our God.

Depart,^(am) depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing!^(an) Come out from it and be pure,^(ao) you who carry the articles^(ap) of the Lord 's house.

But you will not leave in haste^(aq) or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you,^(ar) the God of Israel will be your rear guard.^(as)

See, my servant^(at) will act wisely^[b]; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.^(au)

Just as there were many who were appalled^(av) at him^[c]— his appearance was so disfigured^(aw) beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness^(ax)—

so he will sprinkle^(ay) many nations,^[d] and kings^(az) will shut their mouths^(ba) because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.^(bb)