Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 52:12
12. not . . . with haste—as when ye left Egypt (Exodus 12:33; Exodus 12:39; Deuteronomy 16:3; compare Note, see on Deuteronomy 16:3- :). Ye shall have time to cleanse yourselves and make deliberate preparation for departure. Lord—Jehovah, as your Leader in front (Isaiah 40:3; Exodus 23:20; Micah 2:13). rereward—literally, "gather up," that is, to bring up the rear of your host. The transition is frequent from the glory of Messiah in His advent to reign, to His humiliation in His advent to... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 52:11-12
Isaiah 52:11-12. Depart ye, &c.— They who compose the true church are set forth in this apostrophe, as in the communion of a certain polluted people and state. They are commanded to separate themselves from this people and its communion, and, being properly purified, to depart thence upon a certain expedition, to be undertaken with mature and deliberate counsel, under the care and protection of the divine providence. This office is especially imposed upon the sacred persons, who are here... read more