52:8 Listen, 1 your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes 2
the Lord’s return to Zion.
52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects 3 Jerusalem.
1 tn קוֹל (qol, “voice”) is used at the beginning of the verse as an interjection.
2 tn Heb “eye in eye”; KJV, ASV “eye to eye”; NAB “directly, before their eyes.”
3 tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.