Isaiah 50

New American Standard Bible 1995

God Helps His Servant

1ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “WhereH335 is the 1certificateH5612 of divorceH3748 By whichH834 I have 2sentH7971 your motherH517 awayH7971? OrH176 to whomH4310 of My creditorsH5383 did I 3sellH4376 you? BeholdH2005, you were soldH4376 for your 4iniquitiesH5771, And for your 5transgressionsH6588 your motherH517 6was sentH7971 awayH7971.2WhyH4069 was thereH369 7noH369 manH376 when I cameH935? When I calledH7121, why was thereH369 noneH369 to answerH6030? Is My 8handH3027 soH4480 shortH7114 that it cannotH4480 ransomH6304? OrH518 haveH369 I noH369 powerH3581 to deliverH5337? BeholdH2005, I 9dryH2717 up the seaH3220 with My rebukeH1606, I 10makeH7760 the riversH5104 a wildernessH4057; Their fishH1710 stinkH887 for lackH369 of waterH4325 And dieH4191 of thirstH6772.3I 11clotheH3847 the heavensH8064 with blacknessH6940 And makeH7760 sackclothH8242 their coveringH3682.”

4The LordH136 12GodH3068 has givenH5414 Me the tongueH3956 of 13disciplesH3928, That I may knowH3045 how to 14sustainH5790 the wearyH3287 oneH3287 with a wordH1697. He awakensH5782 Me 15morningH1242 by morningH1242, He awakensH5782 My earH241 to listenH8085 as a discipleH3928.5The LordH136 GodH3068 has 16openedH6605 My earH241; And I was 17not disobedientH4784 NorH3808 did I turnH5472 backH268.6I 18gaveH5414 My backH1460 to those who strikeH5221 Me, And My cheeksH3895 to those who pluckH4803 out the beardH4803; I did not coverH5641 My faceH6440 from humiliationH3639 and spittingH7536.7For the LordH136 GodH3068 19helpsH5826 Me, ThereforeH5921 H3651, I am 20not disgracedH3637; ThereforeH5921 H3651, I have setH7760 My faceH6440 like 21flintH2496, And I knowH3045 that I will not be ashamedH954.8He who 22vindicatesH6663 Me is nearH7138; WhoH4310 will contendH7378 with Me? Let us 23standH5975 up to eachH3162 otherH3162; WhoH4310 has a caseH1167 H4941 against Me? Let him drawH5066 nearH5066 to Me.9BeholdH2005, 24the LordH136 GodH3068 helpsH5826 Me; 25WhoH4310 is he who condemnsH7561 Me? BeholdH2005, 26they will allH3605 wearH1086 out like a garmentH899; The mothH6211 will eatH398 them.10WhoH4310 is among you that fearsH3372 the LordH3068, That obeysH8085 the voiceH6963 of His 27servantH5650, That 28walksH1980 in darknessH2825 and hasH369 noH369 lightH5051? Let him 29trustH982 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 and relyH8172 on his GodH430.11BeholdH2005, allH3605 you who 30kindleH6919 a fireH784, Who 31encircleH247 yourselves with firebrandsH2131, WalkH1980 in the lightH217 of your fireH784 And among the brandsH2131 you have setH1197 ablazeH1197. ThisH2088 you will haveH1961 from My handH3027: You will 32lieH7901 downH7901 in tormentH4620.

Notes

1. Isaiah 50:1 Deut 24:1, 3; Jer 3:8 ↩
2. Isaiah 50:1 Is 54:6, 7 ↩
3. Isaiah 50:1 Deut 32:30; 2 Kin 4:1; Neh 5:5 ↩
4. Isaiah 50:1 Is 52:3; 59:2 ↩
5. Isaiah 50:1 Is 1:28; 43:27 ↩
6. Isaiah 50:1 Jer 3:8 ↩
7. Isaiah 50:2 Is 41:28; 59:16; 66:4 ↩
8. Isaiah 50:2 Gen 18:14; Num 11:23; Is 59:1 ↩
9. Isaiah 50:2 Ex 14:21; Is 19:5; 43:16; 44:27 ↩
10. Isaiah 50:2 Josh 3:16; Is 42:15 ↩
11. Isaiah 50:3 Is 13:10; Rev 6:12 ↩
12. Isaiah 50:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
13. Isaiah 50:4 Is 8:16; 54:13 ↩
14. Isaiah 50:4 Is 57:19; Jer 31:25 ↩
15. Isaiah 50:4 Ps 5:3; 88:13; 119:147; 143:8 ↩
16. Isaiah 50:5 Ps 40:6; Is 35:5 ↩
17. Isaiah 50:5 Matt 26:39; John 8:29; 14:31; 15:10; Acts 26:19; Phil 2:8; Heb 5:8; 10:7 ↩
18. Isaiah 50:6 Matt 26:67; 27:30; Mark 14:65; 15:19; Luke 22:63 ↩
19. Isaiah 50:7 Is 42:1; 49:8 ↩
20. Isaiah 50:7 Is 45:17; 54:4 ↩
21. Isaiah 50:7 Ezek 3:8, 9 ↩
22. Isaiah 50:8 Is 45:25; Rom 8:33, 34 ↩
23. Isaiah 50:8 Is 1:18; 41:1; 43:26 ↩
24. Isaiah 50:9 Is 41:10 ↩
25. Isaiah 50:9 Is 54:17 ↩
26. Isaiah 50:9 Job 13:28; Is 51:8 ↩
27. Isaiah 50:10 Is 49:2, 3; 50:4 ↩
28. Isaiah 50:10 Is 9:2; 26:9; Eph 5:8 ↩
29. Isaiah 50:10 Is 12:2; 26:4 ↩
30. Isaiah 50:11 Prov 26:18; Is 9:18; James 3:6 ↩
31. Isaiah 50:11 Lit gird ↩
32. Isaiah 50:11 Is 8:22; 65:13-15; Amos 4:9, 10 ↩

God Helps His Servant

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