For thussaysthe LORD,"You were soldfor nothingand you will be redeemedwithoutmoney."
You sellYour peoplecheaply,And have not profitedby their sale.
You makeus a reproachto our neighbors,A scoffingand a derisionto those aroundus.
Zionwill be redeemedwith justiceAnd her repentantones with righteousness.
"I have arousedhim in righteousnessAnd I will makeallhis wayssmooth;He will buildMy cityand will letMy exilesgofree,Withoutany paymentor reward,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Whereis the certificateof divorceBy whichI have sentyour motheraway?Orto whomof My creditorsdid I sellyou? Behold,you were soldfor your iniquities,And for your transgressionsyour motherwas sentaway.
And they will callthem, "The holypeople,The redeemedof the LORD";And you will be called,"Soughtout, a citynot forsaken."
"For the dayof vengeancewas in My heart,And My yearof redemptionhas come.
"Your wealthand your treasuresI will givefor bootywithoutcost,Even for allyour sinsAnd within allyour borders.
"When you builtyour shrineat the beginningof everystreetand madeyour highplacein everysquare,in disdainingmoney,you were not like a harlot.
"Also the treeof the fieldwill yieldits fruitand the earthwill yieldits increase,and they will be secureon their land.Then they will knowthat I am the LORD,when I have brokenthe barsof their yokeand have deliveredthem from the handof those who enslavedthem.
Even ifhe is not redeemedby these[means], he shall still goout in the yearof jubilee,he and his sonswith him.
knowingthat you were not redeemedwith perishable thingslike silverorgoldfrom your futileway of lifeinherited from your forefathers,
