Isaiah 52:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.”

Isaiah 52:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 52:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 52:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit up, Jerusalem! Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!”

Isaiah 52:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 52:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. ”

Isaiah 52:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 52:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.”

Isaiah 52:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 52:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion. ”

Isaiah 52:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 52:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Shake thy selfe from the dust: arise, and sit downe, O Ierusalem: loose the bandes of thy necke, O thou captiue daughter, Zion.”

Isaiah 52:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 52:2 in Context — Isaiah 52

1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4 For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

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What Does Isaiah 52:2 Mean?

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