Isaiah 52:3-5

Common English Bible

³ The Lord proclaims:
You were sold for nothing,
    and you will be redeemed without money.
⁴ The Lord God proclaims:
Long ago my people went down
    to reside in Egypt.
    Moreover, Assyria has oppressed them without cause.
⁵ And now what have I here? says the Lord.
    My people are taken away for nothing.
Their rulers wail, says the Lord,
    and continually all day long my name is despised.