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12 You will not be in a hurry when you go out.
You will not be fleeing when you walk out,
because the one who walks in front of you is the Lord,
and your rearguard is the God of Israel.

The Fourth Servant Song
The Lord’s Servant Suffers for Straying Sheep

13 Look, my servant will succeed.[a]
He will rise. He will be lifted up. He will be highly exalted.
14 Just as many were appalled at him[b]
his appearance was so disfigured that he did not look like a man,
and his form was disfigured more than any other person—

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:13 Or act wisely
  2. Isaiah 52:14 The translation follows some Hebrew manuscripts and ancient versions. The main Hebrew reading is at you. Sudden shifts in person are not unusual in Hebrew poetry.