Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For the Lord says, You were given for nothing, and you will be made free without price.
New American Standard Bible
For thus says the Lord, “You were
King James Version
For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Holman Bible
“You were sold for nothing,
and you will be redeemed without silver.”
International Standard Version
For this is what the LORD says: "You were sold for nothing, and you'll be redeemed without money."
A Conservative Version
For thus says LORD: Ye were sold for nothing, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
American Standard Version
For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Amplified
For the Lord says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”
Darby Translation
For thus saith Jehovah: Ye have sold yourselves for nought, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Julia Smith Translation
For thus said Jehovah, Ye sold yourselves gratuitously, and ye shall not be redeemed with silver.
King James 2000
For thus says the LORD, You have sold yourselves for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For thus says Yahweh: "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money."
Modern King James verseion
For so says Jehovah, You were sold for nothing; and you shall not be redeemed with silver.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thus sayeth the LORD: Ye are sold for naught, therefore shall ye be redeemed also without any money.
NET Bible
For this is what the Lord says: "You were sold for nothing, and you will not be redeemed for money."
New Heart English Bible
For thus says the LORD, "You were sold for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money."
The Emphasized Bible
For, thus, saith Yahweh, For nought, ye sold yourselves, - And not with silver, shall ye be redeemed,
Webster
For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
World English Bible
For thus says Yahweh, "You were sold for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money."
Youngs Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah: 'For nought ye have been sold, And not by money are ye redeemed.'
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 52:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Redeems Zion
2 Make yourself clean from the dust; up! and take the seat of your power, O Jerusalem: the bands of your neck are loose, O prisoned daughter of Zion. 3 For the Lord says, You were given for nothing, and you will be made free without price. 4 For the Lord God says, My people went down at first into Egypt, to get a place for themselves there: and the Assyrian put a cruel yoke on them without cause.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 44:12
You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
Isaiah 45:13
I have sent him out to overcome the nations, and I will make all his ways straight: I will give him the work of building my town, and he will let my prisoners go free, without price or reward, says the Lord of armies.
1 Peter 1:18
Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
Isaiah 50:1
This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.
Jeremiah 15:13
I will give your wealth and your stores to your attackers, without a price, because of all your sins, even in every part of your land.
Romans 7:14-25
For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.