And now what have I here, saith the Lord: for my people is taken away gratis. They that rule over them treat them unjustly, saith the Lord, and my name is continually blasphemed all the day long.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
what have I here--that is, what am I called on to do? The fact "that My people is taken away (into captivity; Isa 49:24-25) for naught" (by gratuitous oppression, Isa 52:4; also Isa 52:3, and see on Isa 52:3) 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 (Eze 20:9, Eze 20:14).
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.