Discovery BoxIsaiah 12:6 
Context12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel 1 acts mightily 2 among you!”
Isaiah 26:8
Context26:8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, 3
O Lord, we wait for you.
We desire your fame and reputation to grow. 4
Isaiah 26:12-13
Context26:12 O Lord, you make us secure, 5
for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. 6
26:13 O Lord, our God,
masters other than you have ruled us,
but we praise your name alone.
Isaiah 52:2
ContextGet up, captive 8 Jerusalem!
Take off the iron chains around your neck,
O captive daughter Zion!
Isaiah 52:9
Context52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects 9 Jerusalem.
1 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
2 tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.
3 tn The Hebrew text has, “yes, the way of your judgments.” The translation assumes that “way” is related to the verb “we wait” as an adverbial accusative (“in the way of your judgments we wait”). מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ (mishpatekha, “your judgments”) could refer to the Lord’s commandments, in which case one might translate, “as we obey your commands.” However, in verse 9 the same form refers to divine acts of judgment on evildoers.
4 tn Heb “your name and your remembrance [is] the desire of [our?] being.”
5 tn Heb “O Lord, you establish peace for us.”
6 tc Some suggest emending גַּם כָּל (gam kol, “even all”) to כִּגְמֻל (kigmul, “according to the deed[s] of”) One might then translate “for according to what our deeds deserve, you have acted on our behalf.” Nevertheless, accepting the MT as it stands, the prophet affirms that Yahweh deserved all the credit for anything Israel had accomplished.
7 tn Heb “Shake yourself free from the dirt.”
8 tc The Hebrew text has שְּׂבִי (shÿvi), which some understand as a feminine singular imperative from יָשַׁב (yashav, “sit”). The LXX, Vulgate, Syriac, and the Targum support the MT reading (the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa does indirectly). Some interpret this to mean “take your throne”: The Lord exhorts Jerusalem to get up from the dirt and sit, probably with the idea of sitting in a place of honor (J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah [NICOT], 2:361). However, the form is likely a corruption of שְׁבִיָּה (shÿviyyah, “captive”), which appears in the parallel line.
