New King James Version
Isaiah 52:12
12For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 52:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
- New International Version (NIV)But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You will not leave in a hurry, running for your lives. For the Lord will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.
Context of Isaiah 52:12
10The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God. 11Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the Lord. For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. 13Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. 14Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men;
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:12 word by word
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For ye shall not go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- with hasteחִפָּזוֹןchippâzôn · hasteH2649
- nor goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- by flightמְנוּסָהmenûsâh menûsâh · flightH4499
- for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you; and the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- your rerewardאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:12
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.
- Isaiah 51:14The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed, That he should not die in the pit, And that his bread should not fail.
- Exodus 12:33And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.”
- Exodus 14:8And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.
- Isaiah 45:2‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
- Exodus 13:21And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
- Exodus 14:19And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them.
- Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
- Judges 4:14Then Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the Lord gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
- 1 Chronicles 14:15And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- Micah 2:13The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the Lord at their head.”
- Isaiah 58:8Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
- Numbers 10:25Then the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Commentaries on Isaiah 52:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For ye shall not go out with haste - As if driven out, or compelled to flee. You shall not go from Babylon as your fathers went from Egypt, in a rapid flight, and in a confused and tumultuous manner (see Deuteronomy 16:3). The idea here is, that they should have time to prepare themselves to go out, and to become fit to bear the vessels of the Lord. It was a fact that when they left Babylon they did it with the utmost deliberation, and had ample time to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12you will not leave in a hurry: At the time of the exodus, the people had to leave quickly (see Exodus 12:11, 31–36). Isaiah highlighted this difference to emphasize the newness of God's plan. your rear guard: See Exodus 13:21; 14:19–20.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. not ... with haste--as when ye left Egypt (Ex 12:33, 39; De 16:3; compare Note, see on Is 28:16). Ye shall have time to cleanse yourselves and make deliberate preparation for departure. Lord--Jehovah, as your Leader in front (Is 40:3; Ex 23:20; Mi 2:13). rereward--literally, "gather up," that is, to bring up the rear of your host. The transition is frequent from the glory of Messiah in His advent to reign, to His humiliation in His advent to suffer…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
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