CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Isaiah 52:2 Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/isaiah/52-2.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/17/23_Isa_52_02.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Isaiah 52:2 - Deliverance for Jerusalem" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/isaiah/52-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/isaiah/52-2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/isaiah/">Isaiah</a> > <a href="/isaiah/52.htm">Chapter 52</a> > Verse 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad2.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm" title="Isaiah 52:1">◄</a> Isaiah 52:2 <a href="/isaiah/52-3.htm" title="Isaiah 52:3">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/52.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, Daughter Zion, now a captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/52.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Sit in a place of honor. Remove the chains of slavery from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shake thyself from the dust; arise, <i>and</i> sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, Captive Jerusalem; Release yourself from the chains around your neck, Captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; Rid yourself of the chains around your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand up, shake the dust off yourself! Take your seat, Jerusalem. Remove the bonds from your neck, captive Daughter Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand up, shake the dust off yourself! Take your seat, Jerusalem. Remove the bonds from your neck, captive Daughter Zion.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/52.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zion, rise from the dirt! Free yourself from the rope around your neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit thee down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Shake the dust from yourselves. Get up, captive Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains around your neck, captive people of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Shake yourself free, Jerusalem! Rise from the dust and sit on your throne! Undo the chains that bind you, captive people of Zion! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust and arise, and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem! Loosen the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Shake off the dirt! Get up, captive Jerusalem! Take off the iron chains around your neck, O captive daughter Zion! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust. Arise, sit up, Jerusalem. Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit up, Jerusalem! Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, "" Bands of your neck have loosed themselves, "" O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shake thyself from dust: arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, thou captive daughter of Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shake thyself from the dust, arise, sit up, O Jerusalem: loose the bonds from off thy neck, O captive daughter of Sion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust! Arise and sit up, O Jerusalem! Loose the chains from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Arise, shake off the dust, sit enthroned, Jerusalem; Loose the bonds from your neck, captive daughter Zion! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter Zion!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose the bands from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shake yourself off from the dust and rise up! Sit down, Jerusalem. Loose the yoke from your neck, captive daughter of Zion<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shake thyself from the dust; Arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of thy neck, captive daughter of Sion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/52-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11716" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">Deliverance for Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5287.htm" title="5287: hiṯ·na·‘ă·rî (V-Hitpael-Imp-fs) -- To shake, shake out or off. A primitive root; to tumble about.">Shake off</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: mê·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">your dust!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Rise up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: šə·ḇî (N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">and sit on your throne,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">O Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: hiṯ·pat·tə·ḥū (V-Hitpael-Imp-fs) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">Remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/4147.htm" title="4147: mō·ws·rê (N-mpc) -- A band, bond. Also feminine mowcerah; or mocrah; from yacar; properly, chastisement, i.e. a halter; figuratively, restraint.">the chains</a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wā·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">from your neck,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: šə·ḇî·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">O captive</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4</a></span><br />Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7</a></span><br />“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14</a></span><br />He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">Ezekiel 16:6-7</a></span><br />Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’ / I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a></span><br />Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Jeremiah 50:33-34</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. / Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14-15</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. / There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. / Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Luke 13:11-13</a></span><br />and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. / When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” / Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a></span><br />So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11-12</a></span><br />And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm">Ephesians 5:14</a></span><br />So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose yourself from the bands of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.</p><p class="hdg">shake</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a></b></br> And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she <i>being</i> desolate shall sit upon the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Isaiah 51:23</a></b></br> But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6,45,50</a></b></br> Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence… </p><p class="hdg">arise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Isaiah 49:21</a></b></br> Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where <i>had</i> they <i>been</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Isaiah 51:14</a></b></br> The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></b></br> The Spirit of the Lord GOD <i>is</i> upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to <i>them that are</i> bound;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Enthroned</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Prisoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-19.htm">Enthroned</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">Power</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Prisoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-14.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Christ persuades the church to believe his free redemption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">To receive the ministers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">To joy in the power thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">And to free themselves from bondage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Christ's kingdom shall be exalted</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/52.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/52.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Shake off your dust!</b><br>This phrase signifies a call to action and renewal. In ancient times, dust was a symbol of mourning, defeat, or humiliation. The command to "shake off your dust" implies a transition from a state of despair to one of hope and restoration. This imagery is often used in the Bible to denote a change in status or condition, as seen in <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a>, where dust is associated with mourning. The call to shake off dust can also be seen as a metaphor for repentance and spiritual awakening, encouraging the people to leave behind their past sins and embrace a new beginning.<p><b>Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem.</b><br>This phrase speaks to the restoration of Jerusalem's former glory and authority. Historically, Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and governance, and the throne symbolizes sovereignty and leadership. The call to "rise up" suggests a return to prominence and divine favor. This can be connected to prophecies of restoration found in <a href="/isaiah/60.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a>, where Jerusalem is called to arise and shine. The throne also foreshadows the messianic reign of Christ, who is often depicted as the King of Kings, fulfilling the ultimate restoration of God's people.<p><b>Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.</b><br>This imagery of chains represents bondage and oppression, likely referring to the Babylonian exile when the Israelites were taken captive. The command to remove the chains signifies liberation and freedom, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible, as seen in <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>, where God promises to free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. The "Daughter of Zion" is a poetic term for Jerusalem and its inhabitants, emphasizing their special relationship with God. This liberation is not only physical but also spiritual, pointing to the ultimate freedom found in Christ, who breaks the chains of sin and death, as described in <a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Israel, often symbolizing the people of God and their spiritual state.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_zion.htm">Daughter Zion</a></b><br>A poetic term for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, representing the collective identity of God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>Refers to the period of exile when the Israelites were taken captive by foreign powers, symbolizing spiritual bondage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awakening.htm">Spiritual Awakening</a></b><br>Just as Jerusalem is called to shake off the dust, believers are encouraged to awaken from spiritual slumber and embrace their identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_bondage.htm">Freedom from Bondage</a></b><br>The call to free oneself from chains is a reminder of the freedom available through Christ, urging believers to reject sin and spiritual oppression.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_enthronement.htm">Restoration and Enthronement</a></b><br>The imagery of sitting enthroned signifies the restoration of dignity and authority, encouraging believers to live as heirs of God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Understanding our identity as the "Daughter Zion" helps us recognize our place in God's redemptive plan and live accordingly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_redemption.htm">Active Participation in Redemption</a></b><br>The command to rise and free oneself implies active participation in God's work of redemption, encouraging believers to take steps of faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_52.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 52</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_52_2_fit_israel's_exiles.htm">How does Isaiah 52:2’s command to rise from captivity align with known historical timelines and evidence of Israel’s exiles? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_33_20_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Isaiah 33:20 contradict other passages that predict Jerusalem's downfall, and how can these conflicting prophecies be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_zechariah_9_10's_peace_happen.htm">If Zechariah 9:9 was fulfilled in Jesus' triumphal entry, why didn't the predicted era of peace (v.10) materialize?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Sit down . . .</span>--As Jerusalem has risen from the dust, the "sitting" here implies a throne, and so stands in contrast with that of Babylon in <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm" title="Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.">Isaiah 47:1</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/52.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shake thyself from the dust</span> (compare the opposite command given to Babylon, "Come down, sit in the dust" <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a>). Zion was to arise, shake from her all trace of the dust in which she had been so long lying, and then calmly seat herself upon a seat of dignity. <span class="cmt_word">Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck.</span> The Hebrew text has. "The bands of thy neck are unloosened;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I have caused thy chains to fall from thee - thou hast only to "rise," and thou wilt find thyself free. Captives in ancient times were often fastened together by a thong or chain passed round their necks (see Rawlinson, 'History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. 1 p. 473). <span class="cmt_word">Daughter of Zion.</span> The prophet <span class="accented">passes</span>, by an easy transition, from the city to the nation, which continues to be the object of address in the remainder of the discourse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/52-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Shake off</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·na·‘ă·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5287.htm">Strong's 5287: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shake, shake out or off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your dust!</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעָפָ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rise up</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֥וּמִי</span> <span class="translit">(qū·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] sit [on your throne],</span><br /><span class="heb">שְּׁבִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Remove</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·pat·tə·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chains</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹסְרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mō·ws·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4147.htm">Strong's 4147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, a halter, restraint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your neck,</span><br /><span class="heb">צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣaw·wā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back of the neck</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O captive</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבִיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zion.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 52:2 Shake yourself from the dust (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 52:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/52-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 52:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>