Isaiah 52:5

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 52:3 Parallel

Isaiah 52:3 states 'you were sold for nothing' — the direct cause of the lament in 52:5 about being taken away for nothing.

Isaiah 51:23 Historical context

Isaiah 51:23 recounts tormentors forcing Israel to bow down — the humiliation that causes name blasphemed in 52:5.

Isaiah 47:6 Historical context

Isaiah 47:6 describes God giving His people into Babylon's hand with cruelty — the oppression that leads to name blasphemed in 52:5.

In Isaiah 48:11, God acts for his own name's sake to prevent profanation — the same concern that his name is despised here.

In Isaiah 45:13, God promises to free his exiles without price — directly addressing the 'taken away for nothing' in the main verse.

Isaiah 19:20 has Israel crying out to God due to oppressors – mirrors the howling caused by rulers here.

Ezekiel 20:14 again states God acted for His name's sake to prevent profanation, reinforcing the theme of God's name being at stake.

Jeremiah 50:17 Historical context

Jeremiah 50:17 identifies Assyria and Babylon as the lions scattering Israel—explaining the oppressive rulers causing the howling in Isaiah 52:5.

Ezekiel 20:9 reveals God acted to prevent His name from being profaned, showing the same concern for His name's honor as here.

Psalm 137:1 Historical context

Psalm 137:1 portrays exiles weeping by Babylon's rivers—a vivid picture of the howling and taken-away people referenced in Isaiah 52:5.

Ezekiel 36:22 says Israel profaned God's name among nations, directly linking to 'My name is blasphemed' in this verse.

Psalm 74:18 Parallel

Psalm 74:18 explicitly mentions the enemy reproaching and blaspheming God's name, identical to this verse's concern.

Psalm 74:10 Parallel

Psalm 74:10 asks how long the enemy will blaspheme God's name, a direct parallel to the ongoing blasphemy described here.

Psalm 44:16 Parallel

Psalm 44:16 laments reproach and reviling from enemies, matching the 'blasphemed continually' complaint here.

Psalm 44:12 Parallel

Psalm 44:12 laments that God sold His people for a trifle — mirrors the 'taken away for nothing' in Isaiah 52:5.

Romans 2:24 Citation

Romans 2:24 quotes this verse directly – God's name blasphemed among Gentiles because of Israel's sin.

Exodus 2:23 Parallel

In Exodus 2:23, Israel's groaning under Egyptian bondage mirrors the howling of exiles here—both cries of oppression under foreign rulers.

1 Timothy 6:1 warns slaves to honor masters so God's name is not reviled — directly parallel to the main verse's concern that God's name is despised.

In Jeremiah 15:13, 'without price' describes God giving Israel's wealth as spoil for sin — echoing the same phrase in the main verse about being taken away for nothing.

2 Samuel 12:14 shows David giving enemies occasion to blaspheme – same cause of God's name being defamed.

Lamentations 1:21 describes enemies gloating over Israel's sighing—paralleling the blasphemy of God's name by oppressors in Isaiah 52:5.

Lamentations 2:3 Historical context

Lamentations 2:3 depicts God's fierce anger cutting off Israel's strength—showing the divine judgment behind the exile and howling in Isaiah 52:5.

Lamentations 5:13-15 details young men grinding, joy ceasing—giving concrete sorrow that matches the howling and oppression in Isaiah 52:5.

Psalm 137:2 Parallel

Psalm 137:2 shows hung harps—silenced joy—illustrating the sorrow behind the howling of Isaiah 52:5's oppressed exiles.

Psalm 94:5 Parallel

Psalm 94:5 speaks of oppressors breaking God's people – same theme of affliction of the heritage.

Exodus 3:7 Parallel

Exodus 3:7 reveals God seeing affliction and hearing cries—the same divine awareness behind the howling and blasphemy in Isaiah 52:5.