11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- KJV King James Version
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- How lovely on the mountains, || Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, || Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, || Sounding salvation, || Saying to Zion, “Your God has reigned.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- What a wonderful sight in the mountains is the one running to bring good news, announcing peace and good news, announcing salvation, telling Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- How comely on the mountains, Have been the feet of one proclaiming tidings, Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings, Sounding salvation, Saying to Zion, 'Reigned hath thy God.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that announceth glad tidings, that publisheth peace; that announceth glad tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith to Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: of him that sheweth forth good, that preacheth salvation, that saith to Sion: Thy God shall reign!
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַה־ | mah- | How | H4100 מָה what? |
| נָּאו֨וּ | nā·wū | beautiful | H4998 נָאָה be lovely |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| הֶהָרִ֜ים | he·hā·rîm | the mountains | H2022 הַר mountain: mount |
| רַגְלֵ֣י | raḡ·lê | are the feet | H7272 רֶ֫גֶל foot |
| מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר | mə·ḇaś·śêr | of those who bring good news | H1319 בָּשַׂר to bear tidings |
| מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ | maš·mî·a‘ | who proclaim | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| שָׁל֛וֹם | šā·lō·wm | peace | H7965 שָׁלוֹם peace |
| מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר | mə·ḇaś·śêr | who bring | H1319 בָּשַׂר to bear tidings |
| ט֖וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | good tidings | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ | maš·mî·a‘ | who proclaim | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| יְשׁוּעָ֑ה | yə·šū·‘āh | salvation | H3444 יְשׁוּעָה salvation |
| אֹמֵ֥ר | ’ō·mêr | who say | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לְצִיּ֖וֹן | lə·ṣî·yō·wn | to Zion | H6726 צִיּוֹן Zion |
| מָלַ֥ךְ | mā·laḵ | reigns | H4427 מָלַךְ to reign |
| אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ | Your God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
Related verses
- Romans 10:12–15
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? …
- Nahum 1:15
Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.
- Isaiah 61:1–3
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
- Mark 16:15
He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
- Psalm 93:1
Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.
- Isaiah 40:9
You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don’t be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”
- Ephesians 6:15
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;
- Matthew 28:18
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Isaiah 24:23
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders will be glory.
- Psalm 68:11
The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 “Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.
6 Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore they shall know in that day that I am he who speaks. Behold, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
8 Your watchmen lift up their voice, together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.
9 Break out into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Read all of Isaiah 52 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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