Isaiah 52:15
So shall he startle many nations, kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which had not been told them shall they see, and that which they had not heard shall they perceive.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Job 29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Psalms 72:9Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.
Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy foster-fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD, for they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me.
Isaiah 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee; because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.
Micah 7:16The nations shall see and be put to shame for all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 52:14-15
The Humiliation of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Here, as in other places, for the confirming of the faith of God's… Read the whole commentary →