Isaiah 52:11

Translations

Modern

Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

Traditional

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

Literal

Turn aside, turn aside! Go out from there! An unclean thing you will not touch! Go out from her midst, purify yourselves, ones bearing the vessels of YHWH.

Latin

Recedite, recedite; exite inde, pollutum nolite tangere; exite de medio ejus; mundamini, qui fertis vasa Domini.

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English

Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

Notes

Isaiah 52:11

Here the imagery of leaving the unclean enemy city encourages the people to purify themselves by turning away from all known sin. Those who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord need to be pure.

Isaiah 52:11–12

This is a call to escape the captivity of sin (see Isaiah 48:20 on leaving physical captivity in Babylon). See also 2 Corinthians 6:17; 2 Timothy 2:19.

Isaiah 52:7–12

This passage uses poetry to describe God’s promise to save his people. Their sin had separated them from God (it had broken their relationship with him). God promised to remove that separation and bring them back to himself.

The picture is of a city surrounded by enemy armies. The people inside the city are waiting for news. They hope to hear that their hero has defeated the enemy and won the battle.

Paul uses these words to speak about the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 10:15). He shows that this promise is fulfilled in the message about Jesus.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Clean, Unclean, and Holy God’s Servant Hope Beyond Judgment Making Sense of the Exile Salvation in Isaiah The Promise of a Second Exodus

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Zechariah 2:6–7
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Isaiah 48:20
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Isaiah 1:16
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Ezra 1:7–11
King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.
Haggai 2:13–14
So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.
Jeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Leviticus 11:26–27
Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
Ezekiel 44:23
They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem Second Letter to the Corinthians

Topics

Christian Minister: Character and Attributes of Christian Minister: Duties of Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Holiness: Ministers should Avoid Everything Inconsistent With Ministers: should be Pure Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration

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