Isaiah 52:12-15

The Lord's Coming Salvation

12 For you shall not y go out in haste,
and you shall not go in flight,
z for the Lord will go before you,
a and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions

13 Behold, b my servant shall act wisely; 1
he shall be high and lifted up,
and shall be exalted.
 14 As many were astonished at you -
c his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,
and his form beyond that of the children of mankind -
15 so d shall he sprinkle 2 many nations;
e kings shall shut their mouths because of him;
f for that which has not been told them they see,
and that which they have not heard they understand.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 12:11
    In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord 's Passover.
    Exodus 12:33
    The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, "We shall all be dead.
    Exodus 12:39
    And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
  2. Cross References
    Micah 2:13
    He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out by it. Their king passes on before them, the Lord at their head.
    Exodus 14:19
    Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 58:8
    Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:1
    Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:2 - 3
    For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:6
    And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
    Leviticus 4:17
    And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:7
    Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
    Isaiah 49:23
    Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord ; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.
  8. Cross References
    Romans 15:21
    But as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.
    Romans 16:25
    Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
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