Isaiah 52:12
Not in haste shall ye go out, and not in flight shall ye go; for before you goeth the Lord, and your rereward is the God of Israel.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
13Behold, my servant shall be prosperous, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be placed very high.
Cross References
Exodus 12:33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to make haste to send them away out of the land; for they said, We are all dying.
Exodus 13:21And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them; that they might go by day and by night:
Exodus 14:19And the angel of God, that went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them;
Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God it is who goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to help you.
Judges 4:14And Deborah said unto Barak, Up! for this is the day on which the Lord hath given Sissera into thy hand; behold, the Lord is gone out before thee: so Barak went down from mount Tabor, with ten thousand men after him.
Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I have laid in Zion as a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone, well founded: he that believeth will not make haste.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 52:8-13
The Approach of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath… Read the whole commentary →