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Isaiah 52:3-5
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3 For the Lord says: When I sold you into exile, I asked no fee from your oppressors; now I can take you back again and owe them not a cent! 4 My people were tyrannized without cause by Egypt and Assyria, and I delivered them.

5 And now, what is this? asks the Lord. Why are my people enslaved again and oppressed without excuse? Those who rule them shout in exultation, and my name is constantly blasphemed day by day.

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Isaiah 52:3-5
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3 For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(A)
    and without money(B) you will be redeemed.(C)”

4 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(D) to live;
    lately, Assyria(E) has oppressed them.

5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.

“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
    and those who rule them mock,[a]”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
    my name is constantly blasphemed.(F)

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
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