Isaiah 52:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 52:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 52:5 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 52:5 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 52:5 (KJV)
Isaiah 52:5 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 52:5
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 52:5: now, therefore, here
“Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 52:5: now, therefore, here
“Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 52:5: therefore, here, saith
“Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. scribes: or, secretaries”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 52:5: here, people, rule
“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 52:5: now, therefore, here
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