Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Isaiah 52:7

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!

KJV

Quam pulchri super montes pedes annuntiantis et prædicantis pacem ; annuntiantis bonum, prædicantis salutem, dicentis Sion : Regnabit Deus tuus !

Vulgate

ὡς ὥρα ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων, ὡς πόδες εὐαγγελιζομένου ἀκοὴν εἰρήνης, ὡς εὐαγγελιζόμενος ἀγαθά, ὅτι ἀκουστὴν ποιήσω τὴν σωτηρίαν σου λέγων Σειών Βασιλεύσει σου ὁ θεός·

LXX

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!

ASV

מַה נָּאו֨וּ עַל הֶ/הָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְ/צִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בַשֵּׂ֛ר
bshr
verb · 24×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
ו
v
noun · 247×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 73×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נָּאו֨וּ
n'vv
verb · 3×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צִיּ֔וֹן
tsyvn
proper_noun · 147×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • Rom 10:15 · exact_quote
    "And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"
    Isaiah: how beautiful the feet of those who bring good news

Themes

Historic Christian voices

11 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Refutation of the opinion, that Paul was the only apostle who had knowledge of the truth. 1. With regard to those (the Marcionites) who allege that Paul alone knew the truth, and that to him the mystery was manifested by revelation, let Paul himself convict them, when he says, that one and the same God wrought in Peter for the apostolate of the circumcision, and in himself for …
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210201.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210218.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
2. And let no one, says he, think that I speak only of the past: 1 Corinthians 4:11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked. Do you see that all the life of Christians must be such as this; and not merely a day or two? For though the wrestler who is victorious in a single contest only, be crowned, he is not crowned again if he suffer a fall. And hung…
If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart. Israel's failure is not God's failure but their own: seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes. The word of faith is near — in thy mouth and in thy heart. How shall th…
Of the goodness of God explained in the creation of things, and of the Trinity as found in the first words of Genesis. The story concerning the origin of the world (Genesis 1) is allegorically explained, and he applies it to those things which God works for sanctified and blessed man. Finally, he makes an end of this work, having implored eternal rest from God. Chapter 1. He Ca…
As God can send a nation or people no greater blessing than to give them faithful, sincere, and upright ministers, so the greatest curse that God can possibly send upon a people in this world is to give them over to blind, unregenerate, carnal, lukewarm, and unskilled guides. The false prophets cry "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. They heal the hurt of the daughter of my …

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 1:8 — For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
  • 1Thess 3:6 — But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
  • 2Cor 5:18 — And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
  • 2Kgs 7:9 — Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that w
  • Acts 10:36 — The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
  • Eph 2:17 — And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
  • Eph 6:15 — And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
  • Eph 6:15 — And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
  • Isa 24:23 — Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
  • Isa 33:22 — For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
  • Isa 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
  • Isa 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Juda
  • Isa 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Juda
  • Isa 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 41:27 — The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
  • Isa 42:11 — Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
  • Isa 61:1 — The 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 th
  • Jer 31:6 — For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
  • Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
  • Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
  • Luke 13:35 — Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
  • Luke 24:47 — And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Mark 13:10 — And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
  • Mark 16:15 — And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
  • Mic 4:7 — And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
  • Nah 1:15 — Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is ut
  • Nah 1:15 — Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is ut
  • Ps 59:13 — Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
  • Ps 68:11 — The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
  • Ps 72:3 — The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
  • Ps 89:15 — Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
  • Ps 96:10 — Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
  • Ps 97:1 — The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
  • Ps 99:1 — The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
  • Ps 125:1 — They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
  • Ps 138:5 — Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.