Isaiah 52:12

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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 52:12

10The LORD hath 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 ye, depart ye, go ye out from there, touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. 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 rear guard. 13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, 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 sons of men:

Isaiah 52:12 word by word

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

• outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• hasteחִפָּזוֹןchippâzôn · hasteH2649
• goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• flightמְנוּסָהmenûsâh menûsâh · flightH4499
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• guardאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622

Cross-references for Isaiah 52:12

• Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
• Isaiah 51:14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
• Exodus 12:33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men .
• 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 an high hand.
• Isaiah 45:2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut asunder the bars of iron:
• Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
• Exodus 14:19And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
• Deuteronomy 20:4For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
• Judges 4:14And Deborah said to Barak, Arise; for this is the day when the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thy hand: hath not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
• 1 Chronicles 14:15And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt go out to battle: for God hath gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
• Micah 2:13The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
• Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear guard.
• Numbers 10:25And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan moved forward, which was the rear guard of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host 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

Topics related to Isaiah 52:12

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Quotations and Allusions

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• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Mar
• Rereward
• Visage
• Atonement
• Gather

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