New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 52:15
15Thus He will 1sprinkle many nations, Kings will 2shut their mouths on account of Him; For 3what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.
Isaiah 52:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
- New International Version (NIV)so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.
Context of Isaiah 52:15
13Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted. 14Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men. Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.
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כֵּ֤ן יַזֶּה֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־סֻפַּ֤ר לָהֶם֙ רָא֔וּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ הִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Thusכֵּןkên · soH3651
- sprinkleנָזָהnâzâh · to springH5137
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- Kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- shutקָפַץqâphats · to gatherH7092
- their mouthsפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- on accountעַל‛al · uponH5921
- whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- had not been toldסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
- them they will seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- they had not heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- they will understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:15
- Numbers 8:7Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
- Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
- Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
- Acts 2:33Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.
- Hebrews 12:24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
- Job 29:9The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
- Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
- Psalms 72:9Let the nomads of the desert bow before him, And his enemies lick the dust.
- Micah 7:16Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.
- Zechariah 2:13“Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”
- Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly.
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15So shall he sprinkle many nations - I retain the common rendering, though I am by no means satisfied with it. "יזה yazzeh, frequent in the law, means only to sprinkle: but the water sprinkled is the accusative case; the thing on which has על al or אל el . , ́, makes the best apodosis. ינהג yenahag would do. ינהרו yinharu is used Isaiah 2:2; Jeremiah 31:12; Jeremiah 51:14, but is unlike. 'Kings shall shut,' etc., is good, but seems to want a first part."…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. 15sprinkle many nation: They will be amazed that a rescuer appears weak and helpless, leaving them speechless. What they will see and what they will understand will be in complete contrast to anything they had previously imagined.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Summary of Messiah's history, which is set forth more in detail in the fifty-third chapter. "Just as many were astonished (accompanied with aversion, Jr 18:16; 19:8), &c.; his visage, &c.; so shall He sprinkle," &c.; Israel in this answers to its antitype Messiah, now "an astonishment and byword" (De 28:37), hereafter about to be a blessing and means of salvation to many nations (Is 2:2, 3; Mi 5:7). thee; his--Such changes of persons are common in…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Isaiah 52:15 Num 19:18-21; Ezek 36:25 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 52:15 Job 21:5 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 52:15 Rom 15:21; Eph 3:5 ↩
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
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