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12 You will not go away in a hurry,
    nor will you go away quickly.
    Yahweh will go ahead of you.
    The Elohim of Israel will guard you from behind.

The Suffering Servant

13 My servant will be successful.
    He will be respected, praised, and highly honored.
14 Many will be shocked by him.[a]
    His appearance will be so disfigured
        that he won’t look like any other man.
        His looks will be so disfigured
            that he will hardly look like a human.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:14 Two Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, Targum; Masoretic Text “you.”

12 But you will not leave in haste(A)
    or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,(B)
    the God of Israel will be your rear guard.(C)

The Suffering and Glory of the Servant

13 See, my servant(D) will act wisely[a];
    he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.(E)
14 Just as there were many who were appalled(F) at him[b]
    his appearance was so disfigured(G) beyond that of any human being
    and his form marred beyond human likeness(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:13 Or will prosper
  2. Isaiah 52:14 Hebrew you