Isaiah 52:11-13

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¹¹Leave! Leave! Get out of there!
Don’t touch anything unclean!
Get out of it!
Stay pure, you who carry the Lord’s holy items.^[a]
¹²Yet do not depart quickly
or leave in a panic.^[b]
For the Lord goes before you;
the God of Israel is your rear guard.

The Lord Will Vindicate His Servant

¹³Look, my servant will succeed!^[c]
He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted^[d]—

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Isaiah 52:11 tn Heb “the vessels of the Lord” (so KJV, NAB).
Isaiah 52:12 tn Heb “or go in flight”; NAB “leave in headlong flight.”
Isaiah 52:13 tn Heb “act wisely,” which by metonymy means “succeed.”
Isaiah 52:13 tn This piling up of synonyms emphasizes the degree of the servant’s coming exaltation.

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Isaiah 52:11-13 New English Translation

The Lord Will Vindicate His Servant

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Isaiah 52:11-13

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