Verse List for ISA 52:5

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OET (OET-RV) Now Yahweh declares: ⇔ My people were taken for no reason. ⇔ His rulers mock him ⇔ and my name is continually slandered throughout the day.
§  That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-LV And_now wwww belongs_to_me[fn] here the _utterance _of YHWH if/because people _of_my it _was _taken for _nothing rulers _of_its[fn] they _wail the _utterance _of YHWH and_continually all _of the_day name _of_my is_reviled.

ULT And now, what to me here?”—the declaration of Yahweh— ⇔ “For my people is taken for nothing. ⇔  Its rulers howl”—the declaration of Yahweh— ⇔ “and continually, all of the day, ⇔  my name is being despised.

UST Yahweh declares, “I should not be in a situation now ⇔ in which an enemy has taken my people away without paying anything for them.” ⇔  Yahweh declares, “Because of this, their captors mock me, ⇔ “and they continually speak with contempt about my reputation.

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

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  “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.

NET And now, what do we have here?” says the Lord. ⇔ “Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, ⇔ those who rule over them taunt,” says the Lord, ⇔ “and my name is constantly slandered all day long.

LSV And now, what [have] I here,”
A declaration of YHWH,
“That My people are taken for nothing? Its rulers cause howling,”
A declaration of YHWH,
“And My Name is continually despised all the day.

FBV What do I have to do now? asks the Lord. My people have been taken into captivity for no reason. Those who rule them mock them, and I'm treated with contempt that whole time, says the Lord.

T4T But now think about what is happening: ⇔ My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the people of Babylonia. ⇔  And those who have conquered them this time have also paid me nothing, ⇔ and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].

LEB And now what do I have here?”_⌊declares_⌋[fn] Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” _⌊declares_⌋[fn] Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day.

BBE Now then, what have I here? says the Lord, for my people are taken away without cause; they are made waste and give cries of sorrow, says the Lord, and all the day the nations put shame on my name.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Now therefore, what do I here, saith the LORD, seeing that My people is taken away for nought? They that rule over them do howl, saith the LORD, and My name continually all the day is blasphemed.

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.

DRA And now what have I here, saith the Lord: for my people is taken away gratis. They that rule over them treat them unjustly, saith the Lord, and my name is continually blasphemed all the day long.

YLT And now, what — to Me here, An affirmation of Jehovah, That taken is My people for nought? Its rulers cause howling, — an affirmation of Jehovah, And continually all the day My name is despised.

Drby 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.

RV Now therefore, what do I here, saith the LORD, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith the LORD, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
(Now therefore, what do I here, saith/says the LORD, seeing that my people is taken away for naught/nothing? they that rule over them do howl, saith/says the LORD, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.)

SLT And now what to me here, says Jehovah, that my people were taken gratuitously? ruling, they will cause to give a sharp sound, says Jehovah; and continually all the day my name being despised.

Wbstr Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for naught? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

KJB-1769 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.
(Now therefore, what have I here, saith/says the LORD, that my people is taken away for naught/nothing? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith/says the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.)

KJB-1611 Now therefore, what haue I here, sayth the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule ouer them, make them to howle, sayth the LORD, and my Name continually euery day is blasphemed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And nowe, what profite is it to me saith the Lorde? that my people is freely caryed away, & brought into heauinesse by their rulers, and my name euer styll blasphemed saith the Lorde.
(And now, what profit is it to me saith/says the Lord? that my people is freely carried away, and brought into heaviness by their rulers, and my name ever still blasphemed saith/says the Lord.)

Gnva Nowe therefore what haue I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for naught, and they that rule ouer them, make them to howle, saith the Lord? and my Name all the day continually is blasphemed?
(Now therefore what have I here, saith/says the Lord, that my people is taken away for naught/nothing, and they that rule over them, make them to howl, saith/says the Lord? and my Name all the day continually is blasphemed?)

Cvdl And now what profit is it to me (saieth ye LORDE) yt my people is frely caried awaye, & brought in to heuynes by their rulers, and my name euer still blasphemed? saieth the LORDE.
(And now what profit is it to me (saith/says ye/you_all LORD) it my people is freely carried away, and brought in to heuynes by their rulers, and my name ever still blasphemed? saith/says the LORD.)

Wycl And now what is to me here? seith the Lord; for my puple is takun awei with out cause; the lordis therof doen wickidli, seith the Lord, and my name is blasfemyd contynueli al dai.
(And now what is to me here? saith/says the Lord; for my people is taken away with out cause; the lords thereof doing wickedly, saith/says the Lord, and my name is blasfemyd continually all day.)

Luth Aber wie tut man mir jetzt allhie? spricht der HErr. Mein Volk wird umsonst verführet; seine Herrscher machen eitel Heulen, spricht der HErr; und mein Name wird immer täglich gelästert.
(But as/like does man to_me now/currently all_here? speaks/says the/of_the LORD. My people becomes for_free seduced; his ruler make vain cry/wail, speaks/says the/of_the LORD; and my Name becomes always daily slandered.)

ClVg Et nunc quid mihi est hic, dicit Dominus, quoniam ablatus est populus meus gratis? Dominatores ejus inique agunt, dicit Dominus, et jugiter tota die nomen meum blasphematur.[fn]
(And now what to_me it_is this/here, he_says Master, since/because ablatus it_is the_people mine for_free? Dominatores his/her unjust they_act, he_says Master, and regularly the_whole day name mine blasphemesur.)

UHB וְ⁠עַתָּ֤ה מי־ל⁠י־פֹה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖⁠י חִנָּ֑ם מֹשְׁלָ֤יו [fn] יְהֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְ⁠תָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַ⁠יּ֖וֹם שְׁמִ֥⁠י מִנֹּאָֽץ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν τί ἐστὲ ὧδε; τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ὅτι ἐλήφθη ὁ λαός μου δωρεὰν, θαυμάζετε καὶ ὀλολύζετε· τάδε λέγει Κύριος, διʼ ὑμᾶς διαπαντὸς τὸ ὄνομά μου βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι.

BrTr And now why are ye here? Thus saith the Lord, Because my people was taken for nothing, wonder ye and howl. Thus saith the Lord, On account of you my name is continually blasphemed among the Gentiles.