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Isaiah 52

Isa. 52:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So shall he sprinkle
nazah (Hebrew #5137)
to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
KJV usage: sprinkle.
Pronounce: naw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
u many
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
nations
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
; the kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
shall shut
qaphats (Hebrew #7092)
to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)
KJV usage: shut (up), skip, stop, take out of the way.
Pronounce: kaw-fats'
Origin: a primitive root
their mouths
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
at him: for that which had not been told
caphar (Hebrew #5608)
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
KJV usage: commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Pronounce: saw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
them shall they see
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
; and that which they had not heard
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
shall they consider
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
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Ezek. 36:25• 25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. (Ezek. 36:25)

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Ministry on This Verse

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sprinkle.
Num. 8:7• 7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean. (Num. 8:7)
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Ezek. 36:25• 25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. (Ezek. 36:25)
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Matt. 28:19• 19Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; (Matt. 28:19)
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Acts 2:33• 33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear. (Acts 2:33)
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Titus 3:5‑6• 5not by works in righteousness which we ourselves did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,
 6which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:5‑6)
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Heb. 9:13‑14• 13For if the blood of goats and bulls and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled sanctifieth for the purity of the flesh,
 14by how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by [the] eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve a living God? (Heb. 9:13‑14)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)
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Heb. 11:28• 28By faith he hath celebrated the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. (Heb. 11:28)
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Heb. 12:24• 24and to Jesus mediator of a new covenant, and to blood of sprinkling speaking better than Abel. (Heb. 12:24)
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1 Peter 1:2• 2elect, according to foreknowledge of God [the] Father, in [the] Spirit's sanctification, unto obedience and blood-sprinkling of Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)
kings.
Isa. 49:7,23• 7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom the soul despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth to a servant of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes and they shall worship, because of Jehovah that is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
 23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah, and they that wait for me shall not be ashamed. (Isa. 49:7,23)
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Job 29:9‑10• 9Princes refrained from words{HR}And laid the hand on their mouth,
 10The voice of nobles was arrested,{HR}And their tongue cleaved to their palate. (Job 29:9‑10)
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Job 40:4• 4Lo! I am vile: what shall I answer thee?{HR}I have laid my hand on my mouth; (Job 40:4)
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Psa. 72:9‑11• 9Before him shall bow dwellers in the desert,{HR}And his enemies shall lick the dust.
 10Kings of Tarshish and of the sea-coasts shall bring an offering;{HR}Kings of Sheba and of Seba shall bring near a gift.
 11Yea, all kings shall bow before him;{HR}All nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:9‑11)
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Mic. 7:16‑17• 16—The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
 17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of Jehovah our God, and shall fear because of thee. (Mic. 7:16‑17)
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Zech. 2:13• 13Be silent, O all flesh, before Jehovah: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. (Zech. 2:13)
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Isa. 51:5• 5My righteousness [is] near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples: the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust. (Isa. 51:5)
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Isa. 55:5• 5Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God and the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 55:5)
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Rom. 15:20‑21• 20yet so making it a point of honour to preach, not where Christ was named, that I might not build upon another's foundation:
 21but even as it is written, “They to whom it was not told concerning him shall see, and they who have not heard shall understand.” (Rom. 15:20‑21)
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Rom. 16:25‑26• 25Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery kept secret in everlasting times,
 26but now manifested and by prophetic scriptures, according to the eternal God's command, made known for obedience of faith unto all the Gentiles, (Rom. 16:25‑26)
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Eph. 3:5‑9• 5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the] Spirit,
 6that the nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow-partakers of the promises in Christ Jesus by the gospel,
 7of which I was made minister according to the gift of the grace of God that was given me according to the working of his power.
 8To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
 9and to enlighten all as to what [is] the administration of the mystery which hath been hidden from the ages in God that created all things; (Eph. 3:5‑9)
• The general force of these three verses that conclude our chapter 52 is perfectly clear. This meek and lowly Servant of Jehovah, who descended to such unheard of depths of humiliation, is going to come forth in a power and splendor that will astonish all mankind. His exaltation in the heights shall be commensurate with the depths into which He went. Now, who believes that? (“Isaiah 52” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—so shall he astonish many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for what had not been told them shall they see, and what they had not heard shall theyb consider.

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Or "perceive."

W. Kelly Translation

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so shall he sprinklea many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

WK Translation Notes

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This phrase has tormented the critics. The Fathers in general apply it to the spiritual work of Christianity; the ancient Jews for the most part to the judicial effect of Messiah’s kingdom in dispersing or casting away the Gentiles. Some of the old versions took the word as expressive of amazement. Gesenius comes pretty much to the same thing, considering the word to mean the effect in starting from their seats those who suddenly see some great personage when it was least expected. But "sprinkling" is the literal meaning, however we may apply it. Some think it simpler to take it that He, Jehovah, will sprinkle many nations on Him the Messiah. But it is hard to see the superior propriety of such a sense to the common view that the very humiliation for the gracious work of redemption, then achieved, answers the surprise of many of old at the cleansing of many nations by-and-by.