Isaiah 50
50
The LORD's power to punish
1The LORD says, “Children,
I didn't divorce your mother
or sell you to pay debts;
I divorced her and sold you
because of your sins.
2I came and called out,
but you didn't answer.
Have I lost my power
to rescue and save?
At my command oceans and rivers
turn into deserts;
fish rot and stink
for lack of water.
3I make the sky turn dark
like the sackcloth
you wear at funerals.”
God's servant must suffer
4The LORD God gives me
the right words
to encourage the weary.
Each morning he awakens me
eager to learn his teaching;
5he made me willing to listen
and not rebel or run away.
6I let them beat my back#Mt 26.67; Mk 14.65.
and pull out my beard.
I didn't turn aside
when they insulted me
and spat in my face.
7But the LORD God keeps me
from being disgraced.
So I refuse to give up,
because I know
God will never let me down.
8My protector is nearby;#Ro 8.33,34.
no one can stand here
to accuse me of wrong.
9The LORD God will help me
and prove I am innocent.
My accusers will wear out
like moth-eaten clothes.
10None of you respect the LORD
or obey his servant.
You walk in the dark
instead of the light;
you don't trust the name
of the LORD your God.#50.10 God: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 10.
11Go ahead and walk in the light
of the fires you have lit.#50.11 Go…lit: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
But with his own hand,
the LORD will punish you
and make you suffer.
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© British and Foreign Bible Society 2012
Isaiah 50
50
1This is what the Lord says:
“Was your mother sent away because I divorced her?
Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors?
No, you were sold because of your sins.
And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins.
2Why was no one there when I came?
Why didn’t anyone answer when I called?
Is it because I have no power to rescue?
No, that is not the reason!
For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up!
I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish.
3I dress the skies in darkness,
covering them with clothes of mourning.”
The Lord’s Obedient Servant
4The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.
5The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.
6I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
7Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore, I have set my face like a stone,
determined to do his will.
And I know that I will not be put to shame.
8He who gives me justice is near.
Who will dare to bring charges against me now?
Where are my accusers?
Let them appear!
9See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side!
Who will declare me guilty?
All my enemies will be destroyed
like old clothes that have been eaten by moths!
10Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
11But watch out, you who live in your own light
and warm yourselves by your own fires.
This is the reward you will receive from me:
You will soon fall down in great torment.
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