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Isaiah 52:2

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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הִתְנַעֲרִ֧יhitnaarishakeנָעַרverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “shake”, a commandH5287to tumble aboutshake (off, out, self), overthrow, toss up and down.מֵעָפָ֛רmeafarfrom dustעָפָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.ק֥וּמִיqumiriseקוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “rise”, a commandH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…שְּׁבִ֖יshevidwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.התפתחוhtftchvopenפָּתַחverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “open”, a commandH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙hitpatchiopenפָּתַחverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “open”, a commandH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.מוֹסְרֵ֣יmoserebandמוֹסֵרnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4147properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraintband, bond.צַוָּארֵ֔ךְtsavarekheneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.שְׁבִיָּ֖הsheviyahcaptiveשְׁבִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “captive”, the ordinary formH7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, bootycaptive(-ity), prisoners, [idiom] take away, that was taken.בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.צִיּֽוֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne , O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

Shake thyself from dust, arise, sit, O Jerusalem, Bands of thy neck have loosed themselves, O captive, daughter of Zion.

World English Bible

Shake yourself from the dust! Arise, sit up, Jerusalem! Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!

Darby Translation

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion.

Douay-Rheims

Shake thyself from the dust, arise, sit up, O Jerusalem: loose the bonds from off thy neck, O captive daughter of Sion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of thy neck, captive daughter of Sion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκτίναξαι τὸν χοῦν καὶ ἀνάστηθι, κάθισον Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἔκδυσαι τὸν δεσμὸν τοῦ τραχήλου σου ἡ αἰχμάλωτος θυγάτηρ Σιών.