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Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

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עוּרִ֥יuriwakeעוּרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wake”, a commandH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).עוּרִ֛יuriwakeעוּרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wake”, a commandH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).לִבְשִׁ֥יlivshiclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “clothe”, a commandH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.עֻזֵּ֖ךְuzekhestrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.צִיּ֑וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.לִבְשִׁ֣יlivshiclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “clothe”, a commandH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.בִּגְדֵ֣יbigdeapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtifartekhebeautyתִּפְאָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙yerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.עִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוֹסִ֛יףyosifaddיָסַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “add”, an unfinished actionH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…יָבֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בָ֥ךְvakheinבָ֥ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).עָרֵ֥לareluncircumcisedעָרֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “uncircumcised”, the ordinary formH6189uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)uncircumcised (person).וְטָמֵֽאvetameand defiledטָמֵאconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and defiled”, the ordinary formH2931foul in a religious sensedefiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Young’s Literal Translation

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, Put on the garments of thy beauty, Jerusalem — the Holy City; For enter no more into thee again, Do the uncircumcised and unclean.

World English Bible

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city, for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.

Darby Translation

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Douay-Rheims

Arise, arise, put on thy strength, O Sion, put on the garments of thy glory, O Jerusalem, the city of the Holy One: for henceforth the uncircumcised, and unclean shall no more pass through thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Awake, awake, Sion; put on thy strength, O Sion; and do thou put on thy glory, Jerusalem the holy city: there shall no more pass through thee the uncircumcised and unclean.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξεγείρου ἐξεγείρου Σιὼν, ἔνδυσαι τὴν ἰσχύν σου Σιὼν, καὶ σὺ ἔνδυσαι τὴν δόξαν σου Ἱερουσαλὴμ πόλις ἡ ἁγία· οὐκέτι προστεθήσεται διελθεῖν διὰ σοῦ ἀπερίτμητος καὶ ἀκάθαρτος.