Awake, awake, put on strength God orders his church to do that which she entreated him to do, Isaiah 51:9. And because his word is with power, and what he commands he in certain cases effects, this is a prediction and promise what he should do, that she should awake or arise out of her low estate, and be strong and courageous. Put on thy beautiful garments Thy sorrows shall be ended, and thou shalt be advanced in a glorious condition. O Zion O my church, very frequently called by the name of Zion or Jerusalem. There shall no more come unto thee To molest, or associate themselves with, and thereby to defile and corrupt thee; the uncircumcised and unclean Heathen and infidels, nor any others who are unholy. Whereby he intimates, that there should be a greater reformation and more purity in the church than formerly there had been, which was eminently accomplished in the church and kingdom of Christ. Shake thyself from the dust In which thou hast lain as a prisoner, or sat as a mourner. Arise, and sit down Upon thy throne. Or sit up, as the word שׁבי is rendered, Genesis 27:19. Loose thyself, &c. The yoke of thy captivity shall be taken off from thee. Ye have sold yourselves By your sins, into the hands of your enemies; for naught Without any price or valuable consideration paid by them, either to you or to your lord and owner. And ye shall be redeemed without money Without paying any ransom.
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Isaiah 52:1-3
1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.