New King James Version
Isaiah 52:15
15So 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)And he will startle many nations. Kings will stand speechless in his presence. For they will see what they had not been told; they will understand what they had not heard about.
Context of Isaiah 52:15
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; 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.
Read all of Isaiah 52Isaiah 52:15 word by word
כֵּ֤ן יַזֶּה֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־סֻפַּ֤ר לָהֶם֙ רָא֔וּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ הִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So shall he sprinkleנָזָהnâzâh · to springH5137
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- shall shutקָפַץqâphats · to gatherH7092
- their mouthsפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- which had not been toldסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
- them shall they seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- which they had not heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- shall they considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
Cross-references for Isaiah 52:15
- Numbers 8:7Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
- Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall 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 of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
- Acts 2:33Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
- Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”
- Job 29:9The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;
- Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
- Psalms 72:9Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.
- Micah 7:16The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf.
- Zechariah 2:13Be 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 upon Me, And on My arm they will trust.
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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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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