Soon those held captive will be set free. They will not die of starvation nor die in prison, for I am the Lord thy God--The Lord of Hosts, who created the roaring waves.
I will give you my words and my protection as I make a new heaven and new earth.
- Note: A new heaven -- Ether 13:3-6.
I do this for my people--the people of Zion.
Awake and arise, oh Jews, who have felt the hand of my wrath. Of all your sons, none can guide or deliver you from this wrath. Only these two sons (desolation and destruction -- famine and the sword) will come to you, bringing you sorrow.
Then who will I send to comfort you? Your sons have fainted, except these two, which are at the head of all your streets, full of the Lord's rebuke, like a wild bull caught in a net."
Isaiah continues:
“Now hear what the Lord will do for His afflicted people who have gone astray.
After He pleads their cause to the Father and takes away the bitter cup of His fury, the Jews will not drink from it again.
The cup will be given to those who have afflicted the Jews--those who have beaten them down and walked over them as if they were dust.
Compare Isaiah 52:1 to the following:
Therefore, awake and arise with power, oh Zion! Your city will be holy and beautiful, oh Jerusalem! For soon no one who is unclean will come to you. Your oppression will be over, oh Jerusalem, and you will be free, oh captive daughter of Zion. (New Jerusalem)."
