Isaiah 52:3 - Exposition

Ye have sold yourselves for nought ; rather, for nought were ye sold. God received nothing when he allowed his people to become the slaves of the Babylonians. He took no price for them (see Isaiah 50:1 ), and therefore is free to claim them back without payment (comp. Isaiah 45:13 ). He has but to say the word; and he is about to say it.