Isaiah 52:13

Yahweh says, “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

In Context

12But it will not be necessary for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will ◄go in front of/lead► you; and he will also protect you from being attacked at the rear while you travel.

14But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. Because of his being beaten very badly, his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:6Yahweh says, “I have installed my king on Zion, my sacred hill in Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 9:6Another reason that we will rejoice is that a special child will be born for us; a woman will give birth to a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘ Our Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler who enables us to have Peace’.

Isaiah 42:1Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.

Isaiah 49:3He said to me, “You will serve my Israeli people, and you will cause people to honor me.”

Isaiah 53:10But it will be Yahweh’s will that he be afflicted and caused to suffer. And when he dies, Yahweh will cause him to be an offering to remove the guilt of sinners. But later he will have many spiritual children, and he will live ◄a long time/forever► after he dies and becomes alive again, and he [MTY] will accomplish everything that Yahweh has planned.

Jeremiah 23:5Yahweh also says, “Some day I will appoint for you a righteous man who will be a descendant of King David. He will be a king who rules wisely. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.

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 →

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