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Depart you, depart you, go you out from there, touch no unclean thing; go you out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, you who bear the vessels of Yahweh.
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An Urgent Call to Separation
Commentators explain that the repeated command, "Depart ye, depart ye," was an urgent call for the exiles to leave Babylon. Many had grown comfortable and were reluctant to leave their homes and possessions. Scholars see this as a timeless principle for believers: a decisive and complete separation from the sinful influences and idolatries of the world is necessary for following God.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Depart ye, depart ye - This is a direct address to the exiles in their captivity. The same command occurs in Isaiah 48:20 (see the notes on …
19th Century
Anglican
Depart ye ... —The command is addressed to the exiles in Babylon. They are not to plunder or carry off spoil that would r…
16th Century
Protestant
Depart ye, depart ye. He now exhorts the people to be always ready to set out, and at the same time to bear their misery with patience. Ju…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Depart you, depart you Not from Jerusalem, as some, for that is now said to be redeemed, and its waste places made joyful; but Baby…
The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…
13th Century
Catholic
Arise, arise. Here the prophet addresses the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a li…
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