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^(C1)Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, Zion; Clothe yourself with your ^(C2)beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the ^(C3)holy city; For the uncircumcised and the ^(C4)unclean Will no longer come into you.

Shake yourself ^(C1)from the dust, ^(C2)rise up, Captive Jerusalem; ^(C3)Release yourself from the chains around your neck, Captive daughter of Zion.

For this is what the LORD says: "You were ^(C1)sold for nothing, and you will be ^(C2)redeemed ^(C3)without money."

For this is what the Lord ^(F1)GOD says: "My people ^(C1)went down to Egypt first to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without reason.

"And now, what do I have here," declares the LORD, "seeing that My people have been taken away without reason?" Again the LORD declares, "Those who rule over them howl, and My ^(C1)name is continually reviled all day long.

"Therefore, My people shall ^(C1)know My name; therefore on that day I am the one who is speaking, 'Here I am.'"

How delightful on the mountains Are the feet of one who brings ^(C1)good news, Who announces ^(F1)peace And brings good news of ^(F2)happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your ^(C2)God ^(F3)reigns!"

Listen! Your watchmen raise their ^(C1)voices, They shout joyfully together; For they will see ^(F1)with their own eyes When the LORD restores Zion.

^(C1)Be cheerful, shout joyfully together, You ^(C2)ruins of Jerusalem; For the LORD has comforted His people, He has ^(C3)redeemed Jerusalem.

The LORD has bared His holy ^(C1)arm In the sight of all the nations, ^(F1)So that ^(C2)all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.

^(C1)Depart, depart, go out from there, ^(C2)Do not touch what is unclean; Go out of the midst of her, ^(C3)purify yourselves, You who carry the vessels of the LORD.

But you will not go out in ^(C1)a hurry, Nor will you go ^(F1)as fugitives; For the ^(C2)LORD will go before you, And ^(C3)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Behold, My ^(C1)Servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and ^(F1)greatly ^(C2)exalted.

Just as many were appalled at you, My people, So His ^(C1)appearance was marred beyond that of a man, And His form beyond the sons of mankind.

So ^(F1)He will ^(C1)sprinkle many nations, Kings will ^(C2)shut their mouths on account of Him; For ^(C3)what they had not been told, they will see, And what they had not heard, they will understand.