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For the LORD will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel <i>will be</i> your rereward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel <i>will be</i> your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you will not go out in a hurry, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel <i>will be</i> your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel <i>will be</i> your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as those who flee; For Yahweh will go before you, And the God of Israel <i>will be</i> your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For you will not go out in a hurry [as when you left Egypt], Nor will you go in flight [fleeing, as you did from the Egyptians]; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take flight; because the LORD is going before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take flight; because the LORD is going before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/52.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You won't need to run. No one is chasing you. The LORD God of Israel will lead and protect you from enemy attacks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will not go away in a hurry, nor will you go away quickly. The LORD will go ahead of you. The God of Israel will guard you from behind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This time you will not have to leave in a hurry; you will not be trying to escape. The LORD your God will lead you and protect you on every side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For you won't go out in haste, nor will you go in flight; for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. He is called the God of all the earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the LORD goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you shall not depart in haste, nor shall you leave in flight; for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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-ward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight; for Yahweh will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For you do not go out in haste, "" Indeed, you do not go on with flight, "" For YHWH [is] going before you, "" And the God of Israel [is] gathering you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For not in haste do ye go out, Yea, with flight ye go not on, For going before you is Jehovah, And gathering you is the God of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For ye shall not come forth with haste, and in flight ye shall not go; for Jehovah goes before you, and he gathering you the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For you shall not go out in a tumult, neither shall you make haste by flight: For the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will gather you together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you will not go out in a tumult, nor will you take flight in a hurry. For the Lord will precede you, and the God of Israel will gather you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But not in hurried flight will you go out, nor leave in headlong haste, For the LORD goes before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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 gather you together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, because LORD JEHOVAH goes before you and The God of Israel assembles you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For ye shall not go out in haste, Neither shall ye go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rearward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For ye shall not go forth with tumult, neither go by flight: for the Lord shall go first in advance of you; and the God of Israel shall be he that brings up your rear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/52-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11836" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">Deliverance for Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣê·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2649.htm" title="2649: ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Trepidation, hurried flight. From Chuldah; hasty flight.">in a hurry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/4499.htm" title="4499: ū·ḇim·nū·sāh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Flight. Or mnucah; feminine of manowc; retreat.">flee in haste,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ṯê·lê·ḵūn (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">goes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ū·mə·’as·sip̄·ḵem (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2mp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">is your rear guard.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />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. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19-20</a></span><br />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, / so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30-33</a></span><br />The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt / and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.” / But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Joshua 3:3-4</a></span><br />and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. / But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5-8</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. / The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. / The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Psalm 139:5</a></span><br />You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a></span><br />For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-4.htm">John 10:4</a></span><br />When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Acts 12:10</a></span><br />They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a></span><br />During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17-18</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner <i>stone</i>, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Isaiah 51:14</a></b></br> The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Exodus 12:33,39</a></b></br> And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We <i>be</i> all dead <i>men</i>… </p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Isaiah 45:2</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21,22</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19,20</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="hdg">the God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Numbers 10:25</a></b></br> And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, <i>which was</i> the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host <i>was</i> Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.</p><p class="hdg">be your reward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-21.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Rear-Guard</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-2.htm">Rearward</a> <a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Rear-Ward</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Rereward</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Suddenly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/numbers/10-25.htm">Rear-Guard</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Rearward</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Rear-Ward</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Rereward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Suddenly</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Christ persuades the church to believe his free redemption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">To receive the ministers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">To joy in the power thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">And to free themselves from bondage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Christ's kingdom shall be exalted</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, it contrasts with the hurried departure of the Israelites from Egypt during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Exodus 12:33-39</a>). Unlike the chaotic escape from slavery, this departure is marked by calm and divine order. It signifies a transition from a state of fear and urgency to one of confidence and security, emphasizing God's control over the situation. This assurance can be seen as a type of the peace that Christ offers to believers, as He is the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>).<p><b>for the LORD goes before you</b><br>This phrase highlights God's leadership and guidance. In the wilderness, God led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). It signifies His role as a shepherd leading His flock, ensuring their path is safe and directed. This is a foreshadowing of Christ, who is described as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), leading His people with care and purpose. The assurance that God goes before His people is a promise of His presence and protection, a theme echoed throughout Scripture (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-8.htm">Deuteronomy 31:8</a>).<p><b>and the God of Israel is your rear guard</b><br>This phrase assures that God not only leads but also protects from behind, covering all vulnerabilities. In ancient military terms, the rear guard was crucial for protecting against surprise attacks from behind. This imagery reassures believers of God's comprehensive protection. It connects to the promise in <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a>, where God’s righteousness is described as going before and His glory as the rear guard. This dual role of God as both leader and protector is fulfilled in Christ, who is both the author and finisher of our faith (<a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>), ensuring our spiritual journey is secure from beginning to end.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to lead and protect His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often representing God's people as a whole.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus_from_egypt.htm">Exodus from Egypt</a></b><br>The historical event where God delivered the Israelites from slavery, which serves as a backdrop for understanding God's deliverance and protection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_captivity.htm">Babylonian Captivity</a></b><br>The period of exile for the Israelites, from which God promises deliverance, paralleling the Exodus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_isaiah.htm">Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, who conveys God's messages of judgment and hope to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_and_protection.htm">God's Guidance and Protection</a></b><br>Just as God led Israel out of Egypt, He leads us today. We can trust Him to guide our steps and protect us from behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/no_need_for_haste_or_fear.htm">No Need for Haste or Fear</a></b><br>The assurance that we do not need to flee in haste reflects God's control over our circumstances. We can move forward with confidence and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_transition.htm">God's Presence in Transition</a></b><br>Whether we are leaving a difficult situation or entering a new phase, God promises to be with us, both ahead and behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_deliverance.htm">Spiritual Deliverance</a></b><br>This verse is a reminder of the spiritual deliverance we have in Christ, who goes before us and protects us from spiritual enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_assurance.htm">Living with Assurance</a></b><br>As believers, we can live with the assurance that God is actively involved in our lives, providing both direction and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_52.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 52</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'cross_is_foolishness'_mean.htm">What is the Lord's oracle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_servant_songs_in_isaiah.htm">What are the Servant Songs in Isaiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_israel's_divine_rescue.htm">Isaiah 12:2: How can we confirm historically or archaeologically that Israel experienced any divine rescue coinciding with this promise of salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_god's_deeds_known_globally.htm">Isaiah 12:4: Is there any evidence outside of the Bible indicating that the deeds of the God of Israel were widely proclaimed among nations at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Ye shall not go out with haste . . .</span>--The words contrast the exodus from Babylon with that from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-39.htm" title="And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.">Exodus 12:39</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm" title="You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shall you eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.">Deuteronomy 16:3</a>). In the essential point, however, of Divine protection, the resemblance would be greater than the contrast. Jehovah would still be once more both the vanguard and the rear-guard of the great procession.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/52.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> <span class="cmt_word">With haste... by flight</span>. As at the going forth from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Exodus 12:33</a>; <a href="/exodus/16-5.htm">Exodus 16:5</a>). Then they were "thrust out;" now there would be no need of hurry. They would have the free permission of their sovereign to depart at their own time, and might proceed with calm deliberateness. God would go before them, as he did on that former occasion (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>), though not now visibly; and he would also defend them from attacks by the way, being at once their Guide and their Rereward, or Rearguard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/52-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leave</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּצֵ֔אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ṣê·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a hurry,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחִפָּזוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2649.htm">Strong's 2649: </a> </span><span class="str2">Trepidation, hurried flight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will not have to take flight;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">goes</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹלֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is your rear guard.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·’as·sip̄·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 52:12 For you shall not go out (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 52:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 52:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>