King James Version
Isaiah 52:11 in the King James Version says “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 be...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 52 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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. be: Heb. gather you up
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. deal: or, prosper
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thing go ye out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“from thence touch”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
“thing go ye out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“that bear”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“the vessels”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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