Isaiah 52:5

³ For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

⁴ For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

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.

⁶ Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

⁷ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “Now therefore, what do I do here,” says the LORD, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says the LORD, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.
ASV: Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
DARBY: and now, what have I here, saith Jehovah, that my people hath been taken away for nought? They that rule over them make them to howl, saith Jehovah; and continually all the day is my name scorned.
BLB: And what [is] for Me here, a declaration of YHWH, that My people are taken away for nothing? Those ruling over him taunt, a declaration of YHWH, and continually and all the day My name is blasphemed.

ÅB: Og nå, hva skal jeg gjøre her? sier Herren; for mitt folk er ført bort for intet, dets herskere brøler, sier Herren, og hele dagen igjennom blir mitt navn spottet.
OTB: "Og nå, hva har jeg her?" erklærer Herren. "Når mitt folk er blitt tatt bort for ingenting, og de som hersker over dem klager," erklærer Herren. "Mitt navn blir stadig spottet hele dagen.
B1930: Og nu, hvad skal jeg gjøre her? sier Herren; for mitt folk er ført bort for intet, dets herskere brøler, sier Herren, og hele dagen igjennem blir mitt navn spottet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
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Isaiah 22:16
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
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Psalms 44:16
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
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Isaiah 37:6
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
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Psalms 44:12
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
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Lamentations 5:13–15
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
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Ezekiel 36:20–23
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
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Psalms 74:22–23
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
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