Isaiah 52:1

Easy To Read Version

Wake up! Wake up Zion! {\cf2\super [420]} \par Dress yourself!\par Put on your strength!\par Holy Jerusalem, stand up!\par People that have not agreed\par to follow God {\cf2\super [421]} \par will not enter you again.\par Those people are not pure and clean.\par

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:29

When the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [180]} arrived at the City of David, {\cf2\super [181]} Michal looked through a window. Michal was Saul’s daughter. She saw King David dancing and playing around. And she lost her respect for David—\{she thought he was being foolish\}.

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people of Israel moved into the city of Jerusalem. The other people of Israel had to decide who else would move into the city. So they threw lots, {\cf2\super [68]} and one out of every ten people had to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine people could live in their own home towns.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par

Exodus 28:2

“Make special clothes for your brother Aaron. These clothes will give him honor and respect.

Exodus 28:40

Also make coats, belts, and turbans for Aaron’s sons. This will give them honor and respect.

Isaiah 1:21

\{God says,\} “Look at Jerusalem. She was a city that trusted and followed me. What caused her to become like a prostitute? {\cf2\super [12]} She does not follow me now. Jerusalem should be filled with fairness. People living in Jerusalem should live the way God wants. But now, murderers live there.

Isaiah 1:26

I will bring back the kind of judges you had in the beginning. Your counselors will be like the counselors you had long ago. Then you will be called ‘The Good and Faithful City.’”

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates\par and the good people will enter.\par Those people obey God’s good teachings.\par

Isaiah 35:8

At that time, there will be a road there. This highway will be called “The Holy Road.” Evil people will not be allowed to walk on that road. No fools {\cf2\super [332]} will go to that road. Only good people will walk on that road.

Isaiah 4:3

At that time, all the people that are still living in Zion {\cf2\super [38]} and Jerusalem will be called holy (special) people. This will happen to all the people that have their names on a special list; the list of people that will be allowed to continue living.

Isaiah 48:2

Yes, they are citizens of the Holy City {\cf2\super [412]} .\par They depend on the God of Israel.\par The Lord All-Powerful is his Name.\par

Isaiah 49:18

Look up! Look all around you!\par All of your children are gathering together and coming to you.\par

Isaiah 51:17

Wake up! Wake up!\par Jerusalem, get up!\par The Lord was very angry at you.\par So you were punished.\par \{This punishment was like\} a cup of poison you had to drink.\par And you drank it.\par

Isaiah 51:9

Arm (power) of the Lord, wake up!\par Wake up! Be strong!\par Use your strength\par like you did a long time ago,\par like you have from ancient times.\par You are the power that defeated Rahab.\par You defeated the Dragon. {\cf2\super [418]} \par

Isaiah 60:1

“Jerusalem, my light, get up!\par Your Light (God) is coming!\par The Glory of the Lord {\cf2\super [451]} will shine on you.\par

Isaiah 60:21

“All of your people will be good.\par Those people will get the earth forever.\par I made those people.\par They are the wonderful plant\par that I made with my own hands.\par

Isaiah 61:10

“The Lord makes me very, very happy.\par My whole self is happy in my God.\par The Lord put the clothes of salvation on me.\par These clothes are like the nice clothes\par a man wears at his wedding.\par The Lord put the coat of goodness on me.\par This coat is like the beautiful clothes\par a woman wears at her wedding.\par

Isaiah 61:3

God sent me to the sad people of Zion. \{I will get them ready for the celebration.\} I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. God sent me to name those people ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’

Isaiah 64:10

Your holy cities are empty.\par Those cities are like deserts now.\par Zion {\cf2\super [465]} is a desert!\par Jerusalem is destroyed!\par

Jeremiah 31:23

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “I will again do good things for the people of Judah. I will bring back the people who were taken away as prisoners. At that time, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘May the Lord bless you, good home and holy mountain!’ {\cf2\super [257]}

Ezekiel 44:9

The Lord my Master says these things, “A foreigner that is not truly circumcised {\cf2\super [418]} must not come into my temple—not even a foreigner living permanently among the people of Israel. He must be circumcised and he must give himself completely to me \{before he can come into my temple\}.

Daniel 10:9

Then I heard the man in the vision talking. As I listened to his voice, I fell into a deep sleep. My face was flat on the ground.

Joel 3:17

“Then you will know\par that I am the Lord your God,\par I live on Zion, {\cf2\super [34]} my holy mountain.\par Jerusalem will become holy.\par Strangers will never pass through\par that city again.”\par

Nahum 1:15

Judah, look!\par Look there, coming over the mountains.\par Here comes a messenger\par bringing good news!\par He says there is peace!\par Judah, celebrate your special holidays.\par Judah, do the things you promised.\par Those worthless people\par will not come through\par and attack you again!\par Why? Because all those bad people\par have been destroyed!\par

Haggai 2:4

But now, Zerubbabel, the Lord says, ‘Don’t be discouraged!’ High Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, ‘Don’t be discouraged!’ All you people of this country, the Lord says, ‘Don’t be discouraged! Continue this work, because I am with you!’ The Lord All-Powerful said these things!”

Zechariah 3:4

Then the angel said to the other angels standing near him, “Take those dirty clothes off of Joshua.” Then the angel spoke to Joshua. He said, “Now, I have taken away your guilt, and I am giving you a new change of clothes.”

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city (Jerusalem). The devil put Jesus on a very high place on the temple. {\cf2\super [49]}

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and dress him. Also, put a ring on his finger and good shoes on his feet.

Romans 13:14

But become like the Lord Jesus Christ, so when people see what you do, they will see Christ. Don’t think about how to satisfy your sinful self and the bad things you want to do.

Romans 3:22

God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this for all people that believe in Christ. All people are the same.

Ephesians 4:24

You must become a new person, made to be like God—made to be truly good and holy. {\cf2\super [35]}

Ephesians 5:14

And everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why we say:

Ephesians 6:10

To end my letter I tell you, be strong in the Lord and in his great power.

Revelation 11:2

But don’t measure the yard outside the temple. Leave that alone. That has been given to the people who are not Jews. Those people will walk on the holy city for 42 months.

Revelation 19:14

The armies of heaven were following him. They were riding white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 19:8

Fine linen was given to the bride\par for her to wear.\par The linen was bright and clean.”\par

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [157]} It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband.