Isaiah 52:3-6
Lexham English Bible
3 For thus says Yahweh:
“You were sold for nothing,
and you shall be redeemed without money.”
4 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] 5 And now what do I have here?”declares[b] Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” declares[c] Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name, therefore in that day, that I am the one who speaks. Here am I.”[d]
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- Isaiah 52:4 Literally “in nothing”
- Isaiah 52:5 Literally “declaration of”
- Isaiah 52:5 Literally “declaration of”
- Isaiah 52:6 Literally “Look at me”
Isaiah 52:3-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.(A) 4 For thus says the Lord God: Long ago, my people went down into Egypt to reside there as aliens; the Assyrian, too, has oppressed them without cause.(B) 5 Now therefore what am I doing here, says the Lord, seeing that my people are taken away without cause? Their rulers howl, says the Lord, and continually, all day long, my name is despised.(C) 6 Therefore my people shall know my name; on[a] that day they shall know that it is I who speak—it is I!(D)
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- 52.6 Q ms Syr Vg Tg: MT therefore on
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