23 And I will putit into the hand of thy tormentors; which said to thy soul, Bow down, and we will pass over; and thou didst set thy back as the earth, and as the street, to them that passed over.

LII. 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion! Put on thy garments of beauty, O Jerusalem, holy city: for there shall no more come into thee again the uncircumcised and the unclean.

19. ‘how . . . ’ literally, ‘who?’ (meaning doubtful). ‘In what character? Cheyne: others, ‘By whom?’ ‘who but I,’20. Or, literally, ‘Thy sons are shrouded.

2 Shake thyself from the dust: arise, sit, Jerusalem! the bands of thy neck are loosed, O Captive daughter of Zion‘. ’

3 For thus saith the LORD, .Ye were sold for nought; and not with silver shall ye be redeemed.

4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down into Egypt at the ﬁrst to sojourn there; and Asshur oppressed them without cause.

5 And now, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my peopl is taken away for nought? they that rule over him howl, saith the LORD ; and my name continually all the day is despised.

6 I‘herefore my people shall know my name; therefore (they shall know) in that day that I am he that doth speak: Here am L

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that causeth peace to be heard ; that bringeth glad tidings of good, that causeth salvation to be heard; that saith unto Zion, Thy God doth reign

8 The voice of thy watchmen! they liﬂ: up the voice, they - sing together; for they shall see eye to eye, at the LoitD’s return to Zion. ·

9 Break forth, sing together, y’e wastes of .Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of. ’ all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.