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For thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“My people went down to Egypt in the beginning, to dwell as aliens there, and Assyria oppressed him without cause.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 52:4 Literally “in nothing”

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(A) to live;
    lately, Assyria(B) has oppressed them.

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And now what do I have here?”declares[a] Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” declares[b] Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day.

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 Literally “declaration of”
  2. Isaiah 52:5 Literally “declaration of”

“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.(A)

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail