Isaiah 50
50
1The LORD says:
Where’s your mother’s divorce decree,
with which I sent her away?
Or to which lender did I sell you?
On account of your sins you were sold;
on account of your transgressions
your mother was sent away.
2Why did I come and find no one?
Why did I call when no one answered?
Is my hand too small to redeem you?#50.2 Heb lacks you.
Don’t I have enough power to save?
With my rebuke I dry up the sea
and make the rivers into wilderness.
Their fish stink from lack of water;
they die of thirst.
3I clothe the heavens with darkness
and cover them with funeral clothing.
God’s faithful servant
4The LORD God gave me an educated tongue
to know how to respond to the weary
with a word that will awaken them in the morning.#50.4 Heb uncertain
God awakens my ear in the morning to listen,
as educated people do.
5The LORD God opened my ear;
I didn’t rebel; I didn’t turn my back.
6Instead, I gave my body to attackers,
and my cheeks to beard pluckers.
I didn’t hide my face
from insults and spitting.
7The LORD God will help me;
therefore, I haven’t been insulted.
Therefore, I set my face like flint,
and knew I wouldn’t be ashamed.
8The one who will declare me innocent is near.
Who will argue with me?
Let’s stand up together.
Who will bring judgment against me?
Let him approach me.
9Look! The LORD God will help me.
Who will condemn me?
Look, they will wear out like clothing;
the moth will eat them.
10Who among you fears the LORD?
Who listens to the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
and has no light?
They will trust in the LORD’s name,
and rely upon their God.
11Look! All of you are kindling fire,
igniting torches.
Walk by the light of your fire,
by the torches you have ignited.
This is what will happen to you by my hand:
you will lie down in grief.
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Isaiah 50
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The Lord's Power To Punish
1 #
Ba 4.6. The 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.
6 #
Mt 26.67; Mk 14.65. I let them beat my back
and pull out my beard.
I didn't turn aside
when they insulted me
and spit 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.
8 #
Ro 8.33,34. My protector is nearby;
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 set.#50.11 Go … set: 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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