Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
KJV
Ecce intelliget servus meus, exaltabitur et elevabitur, et sublimis erit valde.
Vulgate
Ἰδοὺ συνήσει ὁ παῖς μου, καὶ ὑψωθήσεται καὶ δοξασθήσεται σφόδρα.
LXX
Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
ASV
הִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑/י יָר֧וּם וְ/נִשָּׂ֛א וְ/גָבַ֖הּ מְאֹֽד
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גָּבַ֤הּ
gbh
verb · 34×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
mshkyl
verb · 63×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 2 later passages.
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John 3:14 · allusion"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:"Isaiah: my servant shall be lifted up — Jesus on being lifted up
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Phil 2:9 · echo"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"Isaiah: servant exalted — God highly exalted Christ
Themes
Prophecy
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 29.—What Things are Predicted by Isaiah Concerning Christ and the Church. The prophecy of Isaiah is not in the book of the twelve prophets, who are called the minor from the brevity of their writings, as compared with those who are called the greater prophets because they published larger volumes. Isaiah belongs to the latter, yet I connect him with the two above named,…
Summa Theologica · 2 passages
Was it necessary for Christ to suffer for men's deliverance? Was there any other possible means of delivering men? Was this the more suitable means? Was it fitting for Christ to suffer on the cross? The extent of His sufferings Was the pain which He endured the greatest? Did His entire soul suffer? Did His Passion hinder the joy of fruition? The time of the Passion The place Wa…
Were we freed from sin by Christ's Passion? Were we thereby delivered from the power of the devil? Were we freed thereby from our debt of punishment? Were we thereby reconciled with God? Was heaven's gate opened to us thereby? Did Christ derive exaltation from it? Article 1. Whether we were delivered from sin through Christ's Passion? Objection 1. It would seem that we were not…
But that, having become man for our sakes, He endured to suffer and to be dishonoured, and that He shall come again with glory, hear the prophecies which relate to this; they are these: Because they delivered His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, He has borne the sin of many, and shall make intercession for the transgressors. For, behold, My Servant s…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 1:11 — Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
- Eph 1:20 — Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
- Heb 1:3 — Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
- Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
- Isa 11:2 — And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- Isa 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Isa 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Isa 42:4 — He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
- Isa 49:3 — And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
- Isa 49:3 — And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
- Isa 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
- Isa 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he
- Isa 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t
- Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- John 3:31 — He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
- John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
- Luke 4:37 — And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
- Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
- Matt 12:18 — Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Mic 5:4 — And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
- Phil 2:7 — But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
- Phil 2:7 — But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
- Phil 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
- Prov 13:16 — Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
- Rev 5:6 — And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spir
- Zech 3:8 — Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
- Zech 3:8 — Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.