The image in these strikingly beautiful verses is that of a city glittering in the first rays of the morning sun. Zion is no doubt addressed in the feminine gender, but the personification is much less complete than in ch. Isaiah 49:18 ff., Isaiah 51:17 ff., Isaiah 52:1 ff., Isaiah 54:1 ff. The name "Jerusalem" is inserted by the LXX., Targ. and Vulg., but the addition is unnecessary (cf. Isaiah 54:1).

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