Isaiah 52:3
For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Isaiah 52:3 in other translations
| BSB | For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | For thus said Jehovah: ‘For nought ye have been sold, And not by money are ye redeemed.' |
| DARBY | For thus saith Jehovah: Ye have sold yourselves for nought, and ye shall be redeemed without money. |
| BBE | For the Lord says, You were given for nothing, and you will be made free without price. |
| Webster | For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money. |
What does Isaiah 52:3 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 52:1-12
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15) Verses 1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold…
Isaiah 52:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 52:3
- 1 Peter 1:18
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
- Isaiah 45:13
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.
- Psalms 44:12
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
- Jeremiah 15:13
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
- Isaiah 50:1
Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
- Romans 7:14-25
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. …
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Context
- Isaiah 52:2
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
- Isaiah 52:3
For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
- Isaiah 52:4
For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
Isaiah 52:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque así dice Jehová: De balde fuisteis vendidos; por tanto, sin dinero seréis rescatados. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Vous vous êtes vendus pour rien, et vous serez rachetés sans argent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn so spricht Jehova: Umsonst seid ihr verkauft worden, und nicht um Geld sollt ihr gelöst werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Gratis venundati estis, et sine argento redimemini. |