Isaiah 52:3-5

3 For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
4 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the LORD. “For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,[a] ” declares the LORD. “And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.

Cross References 6

  • 1. S Psalms 44:12
  • 2. Isaiah 45:13
  • 3. S Isaiah 1:27; 1 Peter 1:18
  • 4. S Genesis 46:6
  • 5. Isaiah 10:24
  • 6. S Isaiah 37:23; Ezekiel 36:20; Romans 2:24*

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text "wail"
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