Isaiah

Isaiah 52:3–4

³For this is what the LORD says:

“You were sold for nothing,

and without money you will be redeemed.”

⁴For this is what the Lord GOD says:

“At first My people went down to Egypt to live,

then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹה֙	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You were sold	נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם	nim·kar·tem	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4376 sell
for nothing	חִנָּ֖ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
and without	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
money	בְכֶ֖סֶף	ḇə·ḵe·sep̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
you will be redeemed	תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃	tig·gā·’ê·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֤ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
At first	בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה	ḇā·ri·šō·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
My people	עַמִּ֥י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
went down	יָֽרַד־	yā·raḏ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֛יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to live	לָג֣וּר	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
then Assyria	וְאַשּׁ֖וּר	wə·’aš·šūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
oppressed them	עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃	‘ă·šā·qōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
without cause	בְּאֶ֥פֶס	bə·’e·p̄es	Preposition-b; Adverb	H657 the two extremities

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 52:3 1 Peter 1:18 · Isaiah 45:13 · Psalm 44:12 · Isaiah 50:1 · Jeremiah 15:13

Isaiah 52:4 Genesis 46:6 · Psalm 69:4 · Acts 7:14–15 · Job 2:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.