Isaiah 52:15

The more doth he startle Many nations, Before him, have kings closed their mouth,—For, that which had not been related to them, have they seen, And that which they had not heard, haw they diligently considered.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14The more that Many, were amazed at thee, So marred, beyond any man’s, was his appearance,—And his form, beyond the sons of men,

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Cross References

Job 29:9Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;

Psalms 72:9Before him, let the men of the desert kneel, But, as for his foes, the dust, let them lick;

Isaiah 49:23And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick,—So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.

Isaiah 55:5Lo! A nation thou shalt not know, shalt thou call, And, a nation which hath not known thee, unto thee, shall run,—For the sake of Yahweh thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath adorned thee.

Micah 7:16Nations, shall see, that they may turn pale at all their valour,—they shall lay hand on mouth, their ears, shall be silent:

Matthew 28:19Go ye, therefore, and disciple all the nations, Immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,—

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 →

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