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Isaiah 52:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 52:4

Verse 4 of 15

Scripture focus

For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

Isaiah 52:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 52:4

Theological / Devotional

Into Egypt to sojourn. The Hebrews had settled in Egypt at the invitation of Pharaoh. The hardships the Egyptians inflicted upon them were unprovoked.

The Assyrian. This probably refers to such Assyrian kings as Tiglath-pileser III and Sennacherib. The Assyrians had no valid reason for treating the Hebrews as they did. Cruelty and greed prompted their course. At times, however, Bible writers use the terms “Assyria” and “Assyrian” in a broad sense to include the Babylonians (see on Ezra 6:22).

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