Isaiah 50
50
The Lord, the Faithful Husband
1Yahweh asks,
“Have I abandoned you?
Can you show me your mother’s divorce papers
that prove I sent her away?
Do you think I sold you into slavery to pay off a debt?
No, you sold yourselves into slavery because of your sins,
and because of your rebellion I sent your mother away! # 50:1 Or “divorced your mother [Israel].”
2When I came to you, why was no one there?
When I called, why did no one answer?
Am I powerless # 50:2 Or “Is my arm too short?” to rescue you or too weak to deliver you?
With only a threat I can evaporate the sea
and dry up the rivers as a desert,
leaving the fish to rot and die of thirst.
3I dress the sky with darkness and shroud it with sackcloth.”
The Servant, Our Teacher
4The Lord Yahweh has equipped me
with the anointed, skillful tongue of a teacher # 50:4 See Ps. 45:1. —
to know how to speak a timely word to the weary.
Morning by morning, he awakens my heart.
He opens my ears # 50:4 Or “He arouses for me an ear.” to hear his voice, to be trained to teach. # 50:4 Seven times Jesus stated that he spoke only what the Father gave (or taught) him to say. See John 7:16; 8:28, 47; 12:49; 14:10, 24; 17:8.
The Servant’s Surrender to the Cross
5The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, # 50:5 A pierced ear was the mark of a willing slave. See Deut. 15:12–17; Ps. 40:6.
and I did not resist; I did not rebel.
6I offered my back to those who flogged me
and my cheek to those who tore out my beard.
I never hid my face from demeaning insults
or from those who spit on me.
7The Lord Yahweh empowers me, so I am not humiliated.
For that reason, with holy determination, # 50:7 Or “I have set my face like flint.”
I will do his will and not be ashamed.
8The One who makes me righteous is close to me.
Who would dare challenge me now?
Who would be my opponent?
Let him stand before me!
Who is my accuser?
Let him confront me!
9It is the Lord Yahweh who empowers me;
who would condemn me? # 50:9 See Rom. 8:31–39.
My accusers will all fade away
like worn-out, moth-eaten clothes. # 50:9 These old clothes represent the old concepts of an old covenant. See Matt. 6:19–21; Heb. 1:11–12.
The Fear of God
10Who among you has true fear and reverence of Yahweh?
Who of you listens to the voice of his servant?
Are any of you groping in the dark without light?
Trust in the faithful name of Yahweh
and rely on your God.
11But if you presume to light your own torch,
you are playing with fire.
So go ahead, walk in the light of your own fires
and the sparks you have kindled.
But I can promise you this:
it will take you down into torment!
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1 Thus says Yahweh:
“Where is this divorce document of your mother’s divorce, with which I dismissed her?
or to whom of my creditors did I sell you?
Look! you were sold because of your sin,
and your mother was dismissed because of your transgressions.
2Why was there no man when I came,
no one who answered when I called?
Do I lack the strength to save?#Literally “short is short my hand from redemption”
Or is there no power in me to deliver?
Look! by my rebuke I dry up the sea;
I make#Literally “put” the rivers a desert;
their fish stink because there is no water,
and they#Hebrew “she” die because of thirst.
3I clothe the heavens with darkness,
and I make#Literally “put” their covering sackcloth.”
The Servant’s Vindication
4The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of a pupil,
to know how to help the weary with a word.
He awakens morning by morning,#Literally “in the morning in the morning”
awakens an ear for me to listen as do the pupils.
5The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me,
and I, I was not rebellious.
I did not turn backwards;
6I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;#Literally “face”
I did not hide my face from insults and spittle.
7And the Lord Yahweh helps me,
therefore I have not been put to shame;
therefore I have set my face like flint.
And I know that I shall not be ashamed;
8he who obtains rights for me is near.
Who will contend with me? Let us stand together.
Who is the master of my judgment? Let him approach me.
9Look! The Lord Yahweh helps me.
Who is the one who will declare me guilty?
Look! All of them will be worn out like a garment;
the moth will eat them.
10Who among you is in fear of Yahweh,
obeys#Or “listens” the voice of his servant?
Who walks in darkness
and has no light,
trusts in the name of Yahweh
and depends on his God?
11Look! All of you are kindlers of fire,
who gird yourselves with flaming arrows.
Walk in the light of your fire,
and among the flaming arrows you have kindled!
You shall have this from my hand:
you shall lie down in#Or “to” a place of torment.
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