Isaiah 52:1

52:1 Wake up! Wake up!

Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion!

Put on your beautiful clothes,

O Jerusalem, ¹  holy city!

For uncircumcised and unclean pagans

will no longer invade you.

Isaiah 60:18

60:18 Sounds of violence ²  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ³  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

Jeremiah 32:40

32:40 I will make a lasting covenant ⁴  with them that I will never stop doing good to them. ⁵  I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that ⁶  they will never again turn ⁷  away from me.

Ezekiel 37:28

37:28 Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’” ⁸ 

[52:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[60:18]  ² tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ³ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[32:40]  ⁴ tn Heb “an everlasting covenant.” For the rationale for the rendering “agreement” and the nature of the biblical covenants see the study note on 11:2.

[32:40]  ⁵ tn Or “stop being gracious to them” or “stop blessing them with good”; Heb “turn back from them to do good to them.”

[32:40]  ⁶ tn Or “I will make them want to fear and respect me so much that”; Heb “I will put the fear of me in their hearts.” However, as has been noted several times, “heart” in Hebrew is more the center of the volition (and intellect) than the center of emotions as it is in English. Both translations are intended to reflect the difference in psychology.

[32:40]  ⁷ tn The words “never again” are not in the text but are implicit from the context and are supplied not only by this translation but by a number of others.

[37:28]  ⁸ sn The sanctuary of Israel becomes the main focus of Ezek 40-48.