Isaiah 52:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up and be strong. Holy city of Zion, dress in your best clothes. Those foreigners who ruined your sacred city won't bother you again.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:29

He is wonderful! Praise him and bring an offering into his temple. Worship the LORD, majestic and holy.

Nehemiah 11:1

The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there.

Psalm 110:3

Your glorious power will be seen on the day you begin to rule. You will wear the sacred robes and shine like the morning sun in all your strength.

Exodus 28:2

Make Aaron some beautiful clothes that are worthy of a high priest.

Exodus 28:40

Since Aaron's sons are priests, they should also look dignified. So make robes, sashes, and special caps for them.

Isaiah 1:21

Jerusalem, you are like an unfaithful wife. Once your judges were honest and your people lived right; now you are a city full of murderers.

Isaiah 1:26

Jerusalem, I will choose judges and advisers like those you had before. Your new name will be “Justice and Faithfulness”.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the city gates for a law-abiding nation that is faithful to God.

Isaiah 35:8

A good road will be there, and it will be named “God's Sacred Highway”. It will be for God's people; no one unfit to worship God will walk on that road. And no fools can travel on that highway.

Isaiah 4:3

Everyone who is left alive in Jerusalem will be called special,

Isaiah 48:2

You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 49:18

Look around! You will see your people coming home. As surely as I live, I, the LORD, promise that your city with its people will be as lovely as a bride wearing her jewellery.”

Isaiah 51:17

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up! You've drunk too much from the cup filled with the LORD's anger. You have swallowed every drop, and you can't walk straight.

Isaiah 51:9

Wake up! Do something, LORD. Be strong and ready. Wake up! Do what you did for our people long ago. Didn't you chop up Rahab the monster?

Isaiah 60:1

Jerusalem, stand up! Shine! Your new day is dawning. The glory of the LORD shines brightly on you.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people will live right and always own the land; they are the trees I planted to bring praise to me.

Isaiah 61:10

I celebrate and shout because of my LORD God. His saving power and justice are the very clothes I wear. They are more beautiful than the jewellery worn by a bride or a groom.

Isaiah 61:3

especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice”, planted by the LORD to honour his name.

Isaiah 64:10

Every one of your towns has turned into a desert, especially Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 31:23

The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, said: I promise to set the people of Judah free and to lead them back to their home towns. And when I do, they will once again say, “We pray that the LORD will bless his home, the sacred hill in Jerusalem where his temple stands.”

Ezekiel 44:9

And so I, the LORD God, say that no godless foreigner who disobeys me will be allowed in my temple. This includes any foreigner living in Israel.

Daniel 10:9

and at the sound of his voice, I fell face down in a deep sleep.

Joel 3:17

I am the LORD your God. And you will know I live on Zion, my sacred hill, because Jerusalem will be sacred, untouched by foreign troops.

Nahum 1:15

Look towards the mountains, people of Judah! Here comes a messenger with good news of peace. Celebrate your festivals. Keep your promises to God. Your evil enemies are destroyed and will never again invade your country.

Haggai 2:4

But cheer up! Because I, the LORD All-Powerful, will be here to help you with the work,

Zechariah 3:4

So the angel told some of the people to remove Joshua's filthy clothes. Then he said to Joshua, “This means you are forgiven. Now I will dress you in priestly clothes.”

Matthew 4:5

Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and made him stand on the highest part of the temple.

Luke 15:22

But his father said to the servants, “Hurry and bring the best clothes and put them on him. Give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.

Romans 13:14

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.

Romans 3:22

God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Ephesians 5:14

Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say, “Wake up from your sleep and rise from death. Then Christ will shine on you.”

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong.

Revelation 11:2

But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for forty-two months.

Revelation 19:14

He was followed by armies from heaven that rode on horses and were dressed in pure white linen.

Revelation 19:8

She will be given a wedding dress made of pure and shining linen. This linen stands for the good things God's people have done.”

Revelation 21:2

Then I saw New Jerusalem, that holy city, coming down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband.

Revelation 21:27

But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will be in the city.