Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Isaiah 52:12 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 12. 12For 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.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight” at Isaiah 52:12 in “Good News Announces Reign and a Guarded Departure.”
How beautiful on the mountains—now go out unhurried
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 52:7–12. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 52:7–12
Read Isaiah 52:12 with 52:7–12. By itself, “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Messenger feet, watchmen seeing return, singing ruins, revealed salvation, and a non-panicked exodus with the LORD before and behind answer Zion's captivity.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Zion Rises from Dust and Learns the Divine Name” into “Good News Announces Reign and a Guarded Departure.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Messenger feet, watchmen seeing return, singing ruins, revealed salvation, and a non-panicked exodus with the LORD before and behind answer Zion's captivity. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight” at Isaiah 52:12 in “Good News Announces Reign and a Guarded Departure.”
What Remains True
Comfort tells the truth about exhaustion and displacement while promising that oppressive power is not ultimate. In Isaiah 52:12, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight” at Isaiah 52:12 in “Good News Announces Reign and a Guarded Departure.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 52:7–12 — Good News Announces Reign and a Guarded DepartureSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 52:7–12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 52:7–12 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 52:7–12 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗