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Isaiah 52:13-15

Jehovah utters a brief but pregnant announcement of the brilliant destiny in store for His Servant. Known to many in his misfortunes as an object of aversion and contempt, he shall suddenly be revealed in his true dignity; and the unexpected transformation will startle the whole world into astonishment and reverence. The verses form a prelude to ch. 53, being a summary of what is there described in detail; and they indicate what is the main idea of the whole passage, viz. the unexampled contrast between the present (and past) degradation and the future glory of Jehovah's Servant.

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See also Isaiah 52:13-15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 52:13. _MY SERVANT SHALL DEAL PRUDENTLY_] ישכיל _yaskil, shall_ _prosper_, or _act prosperously_. The subject of Isaiah's prophecy, from the fortieth chapter inclusive, has hitherto been,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    NOTES ON Isaiah 52:13 AND Isaiah 53:1 The most important portion of Isaiah, and of the Old Testament, commences here, and here should have been the beginning of a new chapter. It is the description of...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follo...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 52:13- ISAIAH 53:12. THE VINDICATION OF THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH (the fourth of the Songs of the Servant of Yahweh). ISAIAH 52:13. Yahweh announces that His Servant Israel shall be raised to a po...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MY SERVANT. The Messiah. See note on Isaiah 37:35. _ HUMBLED_. EXALTED. EXTROLLED. BE VERY HIGH. Figure of speech _Anabasis_, for great emphasis. riseth. is lifted up. becometh very high (compare Phi...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 963 CHRIST REWARDED FOR HIS SERVICES Isaiah 52:13. _Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high._ IN the writings of Moses, the enjoyment of...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BEHOLD, MY SERVANT SHALL DEAL PRUDENTLY— The prophet having proceeded thus far in setting forth the redemption designed for true believers, and the manner and means of manifesting this great work, as...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. REGENCY TEXT: Isaiah 52:13-15 13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 Like as many were astonished at thee, (his visage was so m...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. The transition is frequent from the glory of Messiah in His advent to reign, to His humiliation in His a...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    13. DEAL PRUDENTLY] RV 'wisely.' The word implies success as the result of prudent plan; it is used of David's behaviour (1 Samuel 18:14; 1 Samuel 18:30). EXALTED, ETC.] The idea is repeated for emph...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 52 GOD WILL RESCUE *JERUSALEM V1 Awake, awake, inhabitants of *Jerusalem! Be strong an...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, MY SERVANT... — There is absolutely no connection between Isaiah 52:12, absolutely no break between the close of Isa Iii. and the opening of Isaiah 53. The whole must be treated as an entirely...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑י יָר֧וּם וְ נִשָּׂ֛א...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XX THE SUFFERING SERVANT Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:1 WE are now arrived at the last of the passages on the Servant of the Lord. It is known to Christendom as the Fifty-third of Isaiah, but its...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THY GOD REIGNETH!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but _we_ that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First,...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We begin our reading here because the last three verses of chapter 52 so evidently belong to chapter 53. In this section the prophet describes the completion and issue of the suffering of the Servant...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Behold, my (n) servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. (n) Meaning Christ, by whom our spiritual deliverance would be wrought of which this was a sign....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Servant, Christ. In vain do the Jews attempt to apply this to any other. It is wonderful that Grotius should follow their steps, and understand Jeremias to be meant; though elsewhere he allows that th...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    13._Behold, my servant shall have prosperous success _(47) After having spoken of the restoration of the Church, Isaiah passes on to Christ, in whom all things are gathered together. Some explain ישכי...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52. The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12 (Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a fresh...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BEHOLD, MY SERVANT SHALL DEAL PRUDENTLY,.... Here properly a new chapter should begin, these three last verses treating of the same person and subject as the following chapter; even of Christ, his per...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Ver. 13. _Behold, my servant shall deal prudently._] Or, Shall prosper. Isa 53:10 Here some, _a_ and not u...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Behold, my servant_, &c. This is the beginning of a new prophecy, continued from hence to the end of the next chapter, which, as has been justly observed by many, both ancient and modern interpreters...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SUFFERING OF JEHOVAH'S SERVANT. The closing verses of chapter 52, according to the somewhat unsatisfactory division of the Chapter s in this instance, present a summary of the entire next chapter...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Behold, My servant shall deal prudently, prospering His cause, bringing it to a successful conclusion in spite of its great difficulty; HE SHALL BE EXALTED AND EXTOLLED, to a position of triumphant po...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    DEAL PRUDENTLY: Or, prosper...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-15 Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This is the beginning of a new prophecy, which is continued from hence to the end of the next chapter; and therefore it is well observed by divers, both ancient and modern interpreters, that the fifty...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 52:13 Servant H5650 prudently H7919 (H8686) exalted H7311 (H8799) extolled H5375 (H8738) very H3966 high...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH REVEALED (ISAIAH 52:13). In Isaiah 50:9 we left the Servant preparing for His court battle where He expected, after his period of humiliation and ill-treatment, to meet up with H...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Vision of Jerusalem in the Kingdom age. Jehovah's servant marred and afterward exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Let God's people prepare for eternal joy, for His Word shall wi...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 52:1. _There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised._ The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently_ THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF CHRIST I. THE STATE OF CHRIST’S HUMILIATION. “As many were astonied at Thee,”_ etc. _ 1. Consider His outward or bodily s...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE PREDICTED CHARACTER AND TRIUMPH OF CHRIST Isaiah 52:13. _Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, &c._ Our text is a distinct subject from that discussed in the previous parts of the chapter, and...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now again God cries for them. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:1), There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and ge...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ephesians 1:20; Ezekiel 34:23; Hebrews 1:3; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 11:3;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Behold — This is the beginning of a new prophecy, which is continued from hence to the end of the next chapter. My servant — That it is Christ who is here spoken of, is so evident, that the Chaldee pa...

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