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Isaiah 52:5
Common English Bible
Isaiah 52:5
Common English Bible
5 And now what have I here? says the Lord.
My people are taken away for nothing.
Their rulers wail, says the Lord,
and continually all day long my name is despised.
Isaiah 52:5
King James Version
Isaiah 52:5
King James Version
5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
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Isaiah 52:5
New International Version
Isaiah 52:5
New International Version
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
Isaiah 52:5
New King James Version
Isaiah 52:5
New King James Version
5 Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
[a]Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is (A)blasphemed continually every day.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:5 DSS Mock; LXX Marvel and wail; Tg. Boast themselves; Vg. Treat them unjustly
Isaiah 52:5
English Standard Version
Isaiah 52:5
English Standard Version
5 Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and (A)continually all the day my name is despised.
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