Isaiah 52:5 meaning and explanation

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

Isaiah 52:5, Berean Standard Bible

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The Lord speaks through Isaiah to a people already in exile. Israel had gone down to Egypt long before, and Assyria had oppressed them; now Babylon holds them, and their rulers mock both the captives and their God.

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