Isaiah 52:3

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“For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.””

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BSBPD

“For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thus said Jehovah: `For nought ye have been sold, And not by money are ye redeemed.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 52:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 25:54Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.
  2. Psalms 44:12You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
  3. Psalms 44:13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
  4. Isaiah 45:13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
  5. Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
  6. Jeremiah 15:13Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
  7. Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
  8. 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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