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Isaiah 52:12

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10 The 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.

11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, 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 rereward.

13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

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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)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 58:8

    Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:4

    For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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  • Exodus 14:19–20

    And the angel of God, which 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:

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  • Exodus 13:21–22

    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

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  • Isaiah 45:2

    I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

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  • Micah 2:13

    The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

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  • Exodus 12:11

    And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.

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  • 1 Chronicles 14:15

    And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

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