Isaiah

Isaiah 52:2–3

²Shake off your dust!

Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem.

Remove the chains from your neck,

O captive Daughter of Zion.

³For this is what the LORD says:

“You were sold for nothing,

and without money you will be redeemed.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Shake off	הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י	hiṯ·na·‘ă·rî	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular	H5287 shake, shake out or off
your dust	מֵעָפָ֛ר	mê·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
Rise up	ק֥וּמִי	qū·mî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
sit	שְּׁבִ֖י	šə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
O Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
Remove	הִתְפַּתְּחוּ	hiṯ·pat·tə·ḥū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular	H6605 open
the chains	מוֹסְרֵ֣י	mō·ws·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint
from your neck	צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ	ṣaw·wā·rêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6677 neck, back of neck
O captive	שְׁבִיָּ֖ה	šə·ḇî·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִיּֽוֹן׃ס	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹה֙	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You were sold	נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם	nim·kar·tem	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4376 sell
for nothing	חִנָּ֖ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
and without	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
money	בְכֶ֖סֶף	ḇə·ḵe·sep̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
you will be redeemed	תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃	tig·gā·’ê·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 52:2 Isaiah 51:14 · Isaiah 61:1 · Jeremiah 51:45 · Jeremiah 51:50 · Luke 4:18 · Revelation 18:4 · Zechariah 2:6

Isaiah 52:3 1 Peter 1:18 · Isaiah 45:13 · Psalm 44:12 · Isaiah 50:1 · Jeremiah 15:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.