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Isaiah 52:2

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Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
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  1. Isaiah 51:14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

  2. Isaiah 61:1Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  3. Jeremiah 51:45Rank 3 from verse 2
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    45My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the Lord.

  4. Jeremiah 51:50Rank 4 from verse 2
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    50Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

  5. Luke 4:18Rank 5 from verse 2
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    18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

  6. Revelation 18:4Rank 6 from verse 2
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    4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

  7. Zechariah 2:6Rank 7 from verse 2
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    6¶ 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.

  8. Isaiah 29:4Rank 8 from verse 2
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    4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

  9. Isaiah 3:26Rank 9 from verse 2
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    26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

  10. Luke 21:24Rank 10 from verse 2
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    24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  11. Isaiah 49:21Rank 11 from verse 2
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    21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

  12. Isaiah 51:23Rank 12 from verse 2
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    23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  13. Jeremiah 51:6Rank 13 from verse 2
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    6Flee 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.

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Isaiah 52:2

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shake

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To move rapidly back and forth; to cause to tremble, loosen, overthrow, or become unsettled.

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COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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loose

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1. To unbind, untie, detach, release, set free, relax, open, or end a restraint. 2. Unbound or free from restraint.

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bands

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1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.

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52:1AWAKE, 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.

52:2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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52:3For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

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