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Isaiah 52:3

Salvation

1 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.

2 Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

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 Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

5 And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
KJV
For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
WEB
For the LORD says, “You were sold for nothing; and you will be redeemed without money.”
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
DARBY
For thus saith Jehovah: Ye have sold yourselves for nought, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
BLB
For thus says YHWH: “You⁺ were sold for nothing, and without money you⁺ will be redeemed.”
ÅB
For så sier Herren: For intet ble dere solgt, og uten penger skal dere bli gjenløst.
OTB
For så sier Herren: "Du ble solgt for ingenting, og uten penger skal du bli løskjøpt."
B1930
For så sier Herren: For intet blev I solgt, og uten penger skal I bli gjenløst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:18

    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

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  • Isaiah 45:13

    I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

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  • Psalms 44:12

    You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.

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  • Jeremiah 15:13

    Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.

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  • Isaiah 50:1

    This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

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  • Romans 7:14–25

    We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.

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