Cross references

Isaiah 52:5

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 BSB
  1. a DSS and Vulgate; MT wail
  2. b LXX—on account of you My name is blasphemed continually among the Gentiles; cited in Romans 2:24

Isaiah 52:5 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 2:24 (10 votes) and Exodus 1:13–16 (2 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 1 to 1 Timothy 6.

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Which verses does Isaiah 52:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 2:2410 votes

    As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

  2. They worked the Israelites ruthlessly and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh. …

  3. After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  4. Exodus 3:72 votes

    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

  5. And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

  6. You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.

  7. at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

  8. How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

  9. Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

  10. Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long. Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

  11. For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”

  12. Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Which verses point to Isaiah 52:5?

The 10 strongest of 24.