Isaiah 52:8

Deliverance for Jerusalem · Isaiah 52:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
Traditional
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Literal
The voice of your watchmen—they lift up the voice, together they shall sing out; for every eye will see the returning of YHWH to Zion.
Latin
Vox speculatorum tuorum: levaverunt vocem, simul laudabunt, quia oculo ad oculum videbunt cum converterit Dominus Sion.

Original

Hebrew
English
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

Notes

  • The watchmen were those seeking news of Zion's redemption.

  • the LORD returns to Zion: The sin of those who lived in the city had driven God away.

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.

Events

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem Watchman

Topics

Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration The Jews: Promises Respecting: Joy Occasioned by Conversion of Unity of the Righteous Watchman of Jerusalem Zion: Collectively, the Place, the Forms, and the Assemblies of Israelite Worship Zion: Restoration of, Promised