Discovery BoxIsaiah 52:9-12 
Context52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects 1 Jerusalem.
52:10 The Lord reveals 2 his royal power 3
in the sight of all the nations;
the entire 4 earth sees
our God deliver. 5
52:11 Leave! Leave! Get out of there!
Don’t touch anything unclean!
Get out of it!
Stay pure, you who carry the Lord’s holy items! 6
52:12 Yet do not depart quickly
or leave in a panic. 7
For the Lord goes before you;
the God of Israel is your rear guard.
1 tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
2 tn Heb “lays bare”; NLT “will demonstrate.”
3 tn Heb “his holy arm.” This is a metonymy for his power.
4 tn Heb “the remote regions,” which here stand for the extremities and everything in between.
5 tn Heb “the deliverance of our God.” “God” is a subjective genitive here.
6 tn Heb “the vessels of the Lord” (so KJV, NAB).
7 tn Heb “or go in flight”; NAB “leave in headlong flight.”
