Isaiah 50:3-11

3I 1clothe the heavens with blackness, And make sackcloth their covering.”

4The Lord 2God has given Me the tongue of 3disciples, So that I may know how to 4sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me 5morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.5The Lord God has 6opened My ear, And I was 7not disobedient, Nor did I turn back.6I 8gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.7For the Lord God 9helps Me, Therefore, I am 10not disgraced; Therefore, I have made My face like 11flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.8He who 12vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us 13stand up to each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me.9Behold, 14the Lord God helps Me; 15Who is he who condemns Me? Behold, 16they will all wear out like a garment; A moth will eat them.10Who is among you who fears the Lord, Who obeys the voice of His 17servant, Who 18walks in darkness and has no light? Let him 19trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.11Behold, all you who 20kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with flaming arrows, Walk in the light of your fire And among the flaming arrows you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will 21lie down in torment.