Isa 52:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : God is concerned for his own honor. What have I here, says the Lord , that my people are taken away for nothing? They that rule over them make them to howl, and my name is blasphemed continually every day . The suffering of God’s people and the disrespect of his name by their enemies move God to act for their deliverance (Romans 2:23,24 ).

‏ Isaiah 52:5

v. 5: God is concerned for his own honor. What have I here, says the Lord, that my people are taken away for nothing? They that rule over them make them to howl, and my name is blasphemed continually every day . The suffering of God’s people and the disrespect of his name by their enemies move God to act for their deliverance (Romans 2:23,24 ^a).