Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 52:5

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5. what have I here —that is, what am I called on to do? The fact "that My people is taken away (into captivity; Isaiah 49:24 ; Isaiah 49:25 ) for naught" (by gratuitous oppression, Isaiah 49:25- : ; also Isaiah 52:3 , and see on Isaiah 52:5 ) demands My interposition. they that rule —or "tyrannize," namely, Babylon, literal and mystical. make . . . to howl —or, raise a cry of exultation over them [MAURER]. blasphemed —namely, in Babylon: God's reason for delivering His people, not their goodness, but for the sake of His holy name ( Ezekiel 20:9 ; Ezekiel 20:14 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"

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