Isaiah 52:12

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

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.

Latin

Quoniam non in tumultu exibitis, nec in fuga properabitis; præcedet enim vos Dominus, et congregabit vos Deus Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Isaiah 52:12

you 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.

Isaiah 52:11–12

This is a call to escape the captivity of sin (see Isaiah 48:20 on leaving physical captivity in Babylon). See also 2 Corinthians 6:17; 2 Timothy 2:19.

Isaiah 52:7–12

This passage uses poetry to describe God’s promise to save his people. Their sin had separated them from God (it had broken their relationship with him). God promised to remove that separation and bring them back to himself.

The picture is of a city surrounded by enemy armies. The people inside the city are waiting for news. They hope to hear that their hero has defeated the enemy and won the battle.

Paul uses these words to speak about the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 10:15). He shows that this promise is fulfilled in the message about Jesus.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Hope Beyond Judgment Making Sense of the Exile Salvation in Isaiah The Promise of a Second Exodus

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
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.
Exodus 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,
Exodus 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.
Isaiah 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.
Micah 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.
Exodus 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.
1 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 gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
Numbers 10:25
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Judges 4:14
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
Exodus 12:33
And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
Exodus 12:39
Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem

Topics

Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration

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