Isaiah 52:7

“How beautiful are on the mountains the feet of the one who brings good news, who makes peace heard, who brings good news of good, who makes salvation heard, who says to Zion, “Your Elohim reigns!””
Isaiah 52:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Howמַהbeautiful areנָּאווּon the mountainsעַל הֶהָרִיםthe feetרַגְלֵיof the one who brings good news,מְבַשֵּׂרwho makesמַשְׁמִיעַpeaceשָׁלוֹםheard,מַשְׁמִיעַwho brings good newsמְבַשֵּׂרof good,טוֹבwho makesמַשְׁמִיעַsalvationיְשׁוּעָהheard,מַשְׁמִיעַwho saysאֹמֵרto Zion,לְצִיּוֹן“Your Elohimאֱלֹהָיִךְreigns!”מָלַךְ

Quotation · Romans 10:15

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Paul quotes Isaiah 52:7 abbreviated, in the plural: “the feet of those who announce the good news”; the Hebrew says “of the one who announces.”

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 10:15)

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Greek of the New Testament: πῶς δὲ κηρύξωσιν ἐὰν μὴ ἀποσταλῶσιν καθὼς γέγραπται Ὡς ὡραῖοι οἱ πόδες τῶν εὐαγγελιζομένων τὰ ἀγαθά

Hebrew (Masoretic text): מַה נָּאווּ עַל הֶהָרִים רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵּׂר מַשְׁמִיעַ שָׁלוֹם מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב מַשְׁמִיעַ יְשׁוּעָה אֹמֵר לְצִיּוֹן מָלַךְ אֱלֹהָיִךְ

Septuagint (Isaiah 52:7 in the Septuagint numbering): ὡς ὥρα ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων, ὡς πόδες εὐαγγελιζομένου ἀκοὴν εἰρήνης, ὡς εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἀγαθά, ὅτι ἀκουστὴν ποιήσω τὴν σωτηρίαν σου λέγων Σιών Βασιλεύσει σου ὃ θεός·

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Allusion · Ephesians 6:15

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Both texts join the feet, the good news and peace.

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

רַגְלֵיragleH7272πόδαςpodasG4228“foot; time”
מְבַשֵּׂרmevaserH1319εὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098“bring good news”
שָׁלוֹםshalomH7965εἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515“peace, well-being”

Isaiah 52:7, word by word

beautiful areנָּאווּnavu

be lovely

To be lovely or fitting; to suit, to become someone.

Where else “navu” appears

on the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears

the feetרַגְלֵיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragle” appears

of the one who brings good newsמְבַשֵּׂרmevaser

proclaim

To make known the good things God does.

Where else “mevaser” appears

who makesמַשְׁמִיעַmashmia

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “mashmia” appears

peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears

of goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears

salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshua

salvation

Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.

Where else “yeshua” appears

who saysאֹמֵרomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “omer” appears

to Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

See it on the map Where else “tsiyon” appears

“Your Elohimאֱלֹהָיִelohayi

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohayi” appears

reignsמָלַךְmalach

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “malach” appears

Translation note

Paul quotes this verse in Romans 10:15. Nahum 1:15 says similar words.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Romans 10:15

Paul quotes Isaiah 52:7 abbreviated, in the plural: “the feet of those who announce the good news”; the Hebrew says “of the one who announces.”

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Isaiah 52:7

⁷How beautiful are on the mountains the feet of the one who brings good news, who makes peace heard, who brings good news of good, who makes salvation heard, who says to Zion, “Your Elohim reigns!”

Romans 10:15

¹⁵And how are they to proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news of good things!

Places in this verse

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

Zion
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

The context

6Therefore my people will know my name; therefore, in that day, they will know that I am the same, the one who speaks: ‘Here I am.’”

7 · This verse (above)

8The voice of your watchmen! They lift up their voice, together they shout for joy; for eye to eye they will see the return of YHWH to Zion.

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