Isaiah 52:12
10 The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as many were appalled at Him — His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
- 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.
- WEB
- For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight; for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
- ASV
- For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
- DARBY
- For 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.
- BLB
- But not with haste will you⁺ go forth, and in flight you⁺ will not go; for YHWH goes before you⁺, and the God of Israel gathers you⁺.
- ÅB
- For dere skal ikke dra ut i hast og ikke fare bort som flyktninger; for Herren går foran dere, og Israels Gud slutter deres tog.
- OTB
- Men dere skal ikke gå ut i hast, og dere skal ikke flykte; for Herren vil gå foran dere, og Israels Gud vil være deres baktropp.
- B1930
- For I skal ikke dra ut i hast og ikke fare bort som flyktninger; for Herren går foran eder, og Israels Gud slutter eders tog.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
Read in contextExodus 14:19–20
And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,
Read in contextExodus 13:21–22
And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:2
“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
Read in contextMicah 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
Read in contextExodus 12:11
This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
Read in context1 Chronicles 14:15
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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