Isa 52:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. ( ; , ). Long residence in Babylon made many loath to leave it: so as to mystical Babylon ( ). ye ... that bear ... vessels of the Lord-- the priests and Levites, whose office it was to carry the vessels of the temple ( ). Nebuchadnezzar had carried them to Babylon ( ). Cyrus restored them ( ). be ... clean-- by separating yourselves wholly from Babylonian idolaters, mystical and literal.

‏ Isaiah 52:11

11. (Is 48:20; Zec 2:6, 7). Long residence in Babylon made many loath to leave it: so as to mystical Babylon (Re 18:4).

ye ... that bear ... vessels of the Lord--the priests and Levites, whose office it was to carry the vessels of the temple (Jr 27:18). Nebuchadnezzar had carried them to Babylon (2Ch 36:18). Cyrus restored them (Ezr 1:7-11).

be ... clean--by separating yourselves wholly from Babylonian idolaters, mystical and literal.