Isaiah 52:1

“Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; put on your garments of beauty, Jerusalem, the holy city; for never again will there come into you the uncircumcised or the unclean.”
Isaiah 52:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Awake,עוּרִיawake,עוּרִיput onלִבְשִׁיyour strength,עֻזֵּךְZion;צִיּוֹןput onלִבְשִׁיyour garmentsבִּגְדֵיof beauty,תִפְאַרְתֵּךְJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁcity;עִירforכִּיneverלֹאagainיוֹסִיף עוֹדwill there comeיָבֹאinto youבָךְthe uncircumcisedעָרֵלor the unclean.וְטָמֵא

Allusion · Revelation 21:27

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Both texts say that nothing unclean will enter the city.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

יָבֹאyavoH935εἰσέλθῃeiselthēiG1525“come, enter, arrive”
טָמֵאtameH2931κοινὸνkoinonG2839“unclean”

Isaiah 52:1, word by word

Awakeעוּרִיuri

awake

To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.

Where else “uri” appears

put onלִבְשִׁיlivshi

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

Where else “livshi” appears

your strengthעֻזֵּuze

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

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Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

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your garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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of beautyתִפְאַרְתֵּtifarte

beauty

Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.

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Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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againיוֹסִיףyosif

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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will there comeיָבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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the uncircumcisedעָרֵלarel

uncircumcised

A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.

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or the uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

Where else “tame” appears

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2 Samuel 5:7 Psalms 48:2 Hebrews 12:22 Romans 9:33
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2 Samuel 5:6 1 Kings 8:1 Luke 2:22 Acts 1:8

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, sit, Jerusalem; free yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion.

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