Isaiah

Isaiah 52:12

¹²For you will not leave in a hurry

nor flee in haste,

for the LORD goes before you,

and the God of Israel is your rear guard.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
leave	תֵּצֵ֔אוּ	tê·ṣê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
in a hurry	בְחִפָּזוֹן֙	ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2649 trepidation, hurried flight
nor	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
flee in haste	וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה	ū·ḇim·nū·sāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H4499 flight
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
goes	הֹלֵ֤ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
before you	לִפְנֵיכֶם֙	lip̄·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is your rear guard	וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם	ū·mə·’as·sip̄·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.