Wake up, wake up, O Zion!
Clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your beautiful clothes,
O holy city of Jerusalem,
for unclean and godless people
will enter your gates
no longer.
Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem.
Sit in a place of honor.
Remove the chains of slavery from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
For this is what the Lord says:
“When I sold you into exile,
I received no payment.
Now I can redeem you
without having to pay for you.”
-isaiah 52:1-3
