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Isaiah 52:12
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KJ21
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
ASV
For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
AMP
For you will not go out in a hurry [as when you left Egypt], Nor will you go in flight [fleeing, as you did from the Egyptians]; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
AMPC
For you will not go out with haste, nor will you go in flight [as was necessary when Israel left Egypt]; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
BRG
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
CSB
For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take flight; because the Lord is going before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
CSBA
For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take flight; because the Lord is going before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
CEB
You won’t go out in a rush, nor will you run away, because the one going before you is the Lord; your rear guard is the God of Israel.
CJB
You need not leave in haste, you do not have to flee; for Adonai will go ahead of you, and the God of Isra’el will also be behind you.
CEV
You won't need to run. No one is chasing you. The Lord God of Israel will lead and protect you from enemy attacks.
DARBY
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Jehovah will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear-guard.
DRA
For you shall not go out in a tumult, neither shall you make haste by flight: For the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will gather you together.
ERV
You will leave Babylon, but they will not force you to leave in a hurry. You will not be forced to run away. The Lord will be in front of you. The God of Israel will be behind you.
EASY
But you will not have to hurry and run away. No, the Lord, Israel's God, will keep you safe. He will lead you at the front, and he will be your guard at the back.
EHV
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.
ESV
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
ESVUK
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rearguard.
EXB
You will not ·be forced to leave Babylon quickly [leave in haste]; you will not be forced to run away, because the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will ·guard you from behind [be your rear guard].
GNV
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor depart by fleeing away: but the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will gather you together.
GW
You will not go away in a hurry, nor will you go away quickly. The Lord will go ahead of you. The God of Israel will guard you from behind.
GNT
This time you will not have to leave in a hurry; you will not be trying to escape. The Lord your God will lead you and protect you on every side.
HCSB
For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take flight; because the Lord is going before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
ICB
You will not be forced to leave Babylon quickly. You will not be forced to run away. The Lord will go before you. And the God of Israel will guard you from behind.
ISV
For you won’t go out in haste, nor will you go in flight; for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. He is called the God of all the earth.”
JUB
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will gather you together.
KJV
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.
AKJV
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
LSB
But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as those who flee; For Yahweh will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
LEB
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for Yahweh is going before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel.
TLB
You shall not leave in haste, running for your lives; for the Lord will go ahead of you, and he, the God of Israel, will protect you from behind.
MSG
Out of here! Out of here! Leave this place! Don’t look back. Don’t contaminate yourselves with plunder. Just leave, but leave clean. Purify yourselves in the process of worship, carrying the holy vessels of God. But you don’t have to be in a hurry. You’re not running from anybody! God is leading you out of here, and the God of Israel is also your rear guard.
MEV
For you shall not go out with haste nor go by flight. For the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NOG
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.
NABRE
But not in hurried flight will you go out, nor leave in headlong haste, For the Lord goes before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel.
NASB
But you will not go out in a hurry, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NASB1995
But you will not go out in haste, Nor will you go as fugitives; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NCB
But you need not rush forth in haste, nor should you take flight like fugitives. For the Lord will go before you, and your rear guard will be the God of Israel.
NCV
You will not be forced to leave Babylon quickly; you will not be forced to run away, because the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will guard you from behind.
NET
Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the Lord goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard.
NIRV
But this time you won’t have to leave in a hurry. You won’t have to rush away. The Lord will go ahead of you and lead you. The God of Israel will follow behind you and guard you.
NIV
But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NIVUK
But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NKJV
For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NLV
But you will not go out in a hurry. You will not leave as if you were running for your lives. For the Lord will go before you. And the God of Israel will keep watch behind you.
NLT
You will not leave in a hurry, running for your lives. For the Lord will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.
NRSVA
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rearguard.
NRSVACE
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rearguard.
NRSVCE
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
NRSVUE
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
OJB
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Hashem will go before you; and Elohei Yisroel will be your rearguard. T.N. Avdi Tzemach Moshiach [Zecharyah 3:8] will be exalted; but He must do the work of a kohen [Tehillim 110:4] regarding the nations, sprinkling them (see Vayikra 4:16-17; 16:14); so yazzeh ("He [Moshiach] will sprinkle,") many goyim; note: hiphil of "naza," "splatter", meaning "sprinkle"); see Zecharyah 9:9-11 where Moshiach comes with the dahm and the Brit (Covenant)! Here in Yeshayah 52:15, the covenant dahm (blood) is sprinkled upon the nations of the world; the King of Kings shall shut the mouths of the kings of all the earth.
RGT
For you shall not go out with haste or depart by fleeing away. But the LORD will go before you. And the God of Israel will gather you together.
RSV
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
RSVCE
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
TLV
For you will not go out in haste, nor will you go in flight, for Adonai will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
VOICE
Go in confidence and grace—no rushing, no frantic escape. There’s no need to be anxious—the Eternal One goes before and behind you. The God of Israel paves the way with assurance and strength. He watches your back.
WEB
For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight; for Yahweh will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
WYC
For ye shall not go out in noise, neither ye shall haste in flying away; for why the Lord shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you together. (For ye shall not go out in haste, nor shall ye leave by fleeing away; because the Lord shall go before you, and the God of Israel shall gather you together.)
YLT
For not in haste do ye go out, Yea, with flight ye go not on, For going before you [is] Jehovah, And gathering you [is] the God of Israel!
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