Isaiah 52:3-6

New Living Translation

³For this is what the Lord says:
“When I sold you into exile,
I received no payment.
Now I can redeem you
without having to pay for you.”

⁴This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria. ⁵What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation.^[a] My name is blasphemed all day long.^[b] ⁶But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”

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Footnotes

52:5a As in Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text reads Those who rule them wail.
52:5b Greek version reads The Gentiles continually blaspheme my name because of you. Compare Rom 2:24.