Isaiah 52:13

Isaiah 52:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
• New International Version (NIV)See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

Context of Isaiah 52:13

11— Depart, depart, go out from thence, touch not what is unclean; go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that bear the vessels of Jehovah. 12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Jehovah will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear-guard. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high. 14As many were astonished at thee — his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the children of men 15— so shall he astonish many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for what had not been told them shall they see, and what they had not heard shall they consider.

Isaiah 52:13 word by word

הִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑י יָר֧וּם וְנִשָּׂ֛א וְגָבַ֖הּ מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• exaltedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• highרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Isaiah 52:13

• Isaiah 11:2and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
• Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
• Isaiah 49:6— and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
• Isaiah 53:11He shall see of [the fruit of] the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and he shall bear their iniquities.
• Ezekiel 34:23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
• Zechariah 3:8Hear now, Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee — for they are men of portent — for behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch.
• Philippians 2:7but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in [the] likeness of men;
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath subjected [him] to suffering. When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
• Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
• Psalms 2:6And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
• Psalms 110:1Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
• John 3:31He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks [as] of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,
• John 5:22for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;

Commentaries on Isaiah 52:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13My servant shall deal prudently - ישכיל yaskil, shall prosper, or act prosperously. The subject of Isaiah's prophecy, from the fortieth chapter inclusive, has hitherto been, in general, the deliverance of the people of God. This includes in it three distinct parts; which, however, have a close connection with one another; that is, The deliverance of the Jews from the captivity of Babylon; The deliverance of the Gentiles from their miserable state of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-15Verses 13-15 Notes on Isaiah 52:13-15 and Isaiah 53:1-12 The most important portion of Isaiah, and of the Old Testament, commences here, and here should have been the beginning of a new chapter. It is the description of the suffering Messiah, and is continued to the close of the next chapter. As the closing verses of this chapter are connected with the following chapter, and as it is of great importance to have just views of the design of this portion of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-15Verses 13-15 Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sorrow. But God highly exalted him. That shall be discovered by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13prosper … highly exalted: The servant will be wise and successful, standing with the great and noble. Similar terms describe God in Isaiah 6:1 and 57:15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Here the fifty-third chapter ought to begin, and the fifty-second chapter end with Is 52:12. This section, from here to end of the fifty-third chapter settles the controversy with the Jews, if Messiah be the person meant; and with infidels, if written by Isaiah, or at any time before Christ. The correspondence with the life and death of Jesus Christ is so minute, that it could not have resulted from conjecture or accident. An impostor could not have…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings