Isaiah 52

Wake up! Wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength! Put on your
Beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless
People will enter your gates no longer. 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

For this is what the Lord says: "When I sold you into exile
I received no payment. Now I can redeem you without having
To pay for you." This is what the Sovereign Lord says
Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed
By Assyria. "What is this?" asks the Lord. "Why are my people
Enslaved again?" Those who rule them shout in exultation
My name is blasphemed all day long. But I will reveal my name
To my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at
Last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who
Brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news
That the God of Israel reigns! The watchmen shout and sing with
Joy, for before their very eyes they see the Lord returning to
Jerusalem. Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for
The Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The
Lord has demonstrated his holy power before the eyes of all the
Nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God

Get out! Get out and leave your captivity, where everything you
Touch is unclean. Get out of there and purify yourselves, you
Who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord. You will not
Leave in a hurry, running for your lives, for the Lord will go
Ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind

The Lord's Suffering Servant

See, my servant will prosper, he will be highly exalted. But many
Were amazed when they saw him: His face was so disfigured he
Seemed hardly human, and from his appearance one would scarcely
Know he was a man. And he will startle many nations; kings will
Stand speechless in his presence, for they will see what they had
Not been told, they will understand what they had not heard about