Isaiah 52 · Verse 11

Isaiah 52:11

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.
Isaiah 52:11, King James Version

Isaiah 52:11 in other translations

BSBDepart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
WEBDepart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry the LORD’s vessels.
ASVDepart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
YLTTurn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah.
DARBY— Depart, depart, go out from thence, touch not what is unclean; go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
BBEAway! away! go out from there, touching no unclean thing; go out from among her; be clean, you who take up the vessels of the Lord.
WebsterDepart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

What does Isaiah 52:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. (Is 48:20; Zec 2:6, 7). Long residence in Babylon made many loath to leave it: so as to mystical Babylon (Re 18:4). ye ... that bear ... vessels of the Lord--the priests and Levites, whose office it was to carry the vessels of the temple (Jr 27:18). Nebuchadnezzar had carried them to Babylon (2Ch 36:18). Cyrus restored them (Ezr 1:7-11). be ... clean--by separating yourselves wholly from Babylonian idolaters, mystical and literal.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence - The Prophet Jeremiah seems to have had his eye on this passage of Isaiah, and to have applied it to a subject directly opposite. It is here addressed by the prophet in a way of encouragement and exhortation to the Jews coming out of Babylon. Jeremiah has given it a different turn, and has thrown it out, as a reproach of the heathen upon the Jews when they were driven from Jerusalem into captivity: - "Depart; ye are polluted, depart; depart ye, forbear to touch. Yea, they are fled, they are removed: they shall dwell here no more." Lam 4:15. Of the metrical distribution of these lines, see the Prelim. Dissert., p. 58 note.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 52:1-12

The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15) Verses 1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold…

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Isaiah 52:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ס֤וּרוּSu.rudepartH5493
ס֙וּרוּ֙su.rudepartH5493
צְא֣וּtze.'Ugo outH3318
מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
טָמֵ֖אta.Me'an unclean [thing]H2931
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uyou touchH5060
צְא֣וּtze.'Ugo outH3318
מִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.Khahfrom [the] midst of itH8432
הִבָּ֕רוּhi.Ba.rupurify yourselvesH1305
נֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiO bearers ofH5375
כְּלֵ֥יke.Lei[the] vessels ofH3627
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Isaiah 52:11

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  • Zechariah 2:6-7

    Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord. Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • Isaiah 48:20

    Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

  • Isaiah 1:16

    Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  • Haggai 2:13-14

    Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

  • Ezra 1:7-11

    Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. …

  • Romans 14:14

    I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

  • Leviticus 11:47

    To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

  • Jeremiah 51:6

    Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

  • Acts 10:14

    But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
depart ye.
48:20; Jer 50:8; 51:6,45; Zec 2:6,7; 2Co 6:17; Re 18:4
touch.
Le 5:2,3; 11:26,27,45,47; 15:5-33; Eze 44:23; Hag 2:13,14
Ac 10:14,28; Ro 14:14; Eph 5:11; 1Pe 1:14-16; 2:5,11
be.
Le 10:3; 22:2-33; Ezr 1:7-11; 8:25-30

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Context

  • Isaiah 52:10

    The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

  • Isaiah 52:11

    Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 52:12

    For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

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Isaiah 52:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Apartaos, apartaos, salid de ahí, no toquéis cosa inmunda; salid de en medio de ella; limpiaos los que lleváis los vasos de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Partez, partez; sortez de là; ne touchez pas à ce qui est impur! Sortez du milieu d’elle, soyez purs, vous qui portez les vases de l’ Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Weichet, weichet, gehet von dannen hinaus, rühret nichts Unreines an! Gehet hinaus aus ihrer Mitte, reiniget euch, die ihr die Geräte Jehovas traget!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Recedite, recedite; exite inde, pollutum nolite tangere; exite de medio ejus; mundamini, qui fertis vasa Domini.