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Isaiah 50

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¹ This is what the LORD says: Where is your mother’s divorce certificate that I used to send her away? ⓐ Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? ⓑ Look, you were sold for your iniquities, ⓒ and your mother was sent away because of your transgressions.

² Why was no one there when I came? Why was there no one to answer when I called? Is my arm too weak to redeem? ⓓ Or do I have no power to rescue? Look, I dry up the sea by my rebuke; ⓔ I turn the rivers into a wilderness; their fish rot because of lack of water and die of thirst.

³ I dress the heavens in black and make sackcloth their clothing. ⓕ

⁴ The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are instructed ⓖ to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me each morning; he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed. ⓗ

⁵ The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn back. ⓘ

⁶ I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting. ⓙ

⁷ The Lord GOD will help me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, ⓚ and I know I will not be put to shame.

⁸ The one who vindicates me is near; ⓛ who will contend with me? Let us confront each other. [1] Who has a case against me? [2] Let him come near me!

⁹ In truth, the Lord GOD will help me; who will condemn me? ⓜ Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment; a moth will devour them. ⓝ

¹⁰ Who among you fears the LORD and listens to his servant? ⓐ Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

¹¹ Look, all you who kindle a fire, who encircle yourselves with [3] torches; walk in the light of your fire and of the torches you have lit! This is what you’ll get from my hand: you will lie down in a place of torment.

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1	This is what the LORD says: Where is your mother’s divorce certificate that I used to send her away? ⓐ Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? ⓑ Look, you were sold for your iniquities, ⓒ and your mother was sent away because of your transgressions.
2	Why was no one there when I came? Why was there no one to answer when I called? Is my arm too weak to redeem? ⓓ Or do I have no power to rescue? Look, I dry up the sea by my rebuke; ⓔ I turn the rivers into a wilderness; their fish rot because of lack of water and die of thirst.
3	I dress the heavens in black and make sackcloth their clothing. ⓕ
4	The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are instructed ⓖ to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me each morning; he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed. ⓗ
5	The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn back. ⓘ
6	I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting. ⓙ
7	The Lord GOD will help me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, ⓚ and I know I will not be put to shame.
8	The one who vindicates me is near; ⓛ who will contend with me? Let us confront each other. [1] Who has a case against me? [2] Let him come near me!
9	In truth, the Lord GOD will help me; who will condemn me? ⓜ Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment; a moth will devour them. ⓝ
10	Who among you fears the LORD and listens to his servant? ⓐ Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
11	Look, all you who kindle a fire, who encircle yourselves with [3] torches; walk in the light of your fire and of the torches you have lit! This is what you’ll get from my hand: you will lie down in a place of torment.

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^{Isaiah 50:6 [86]} With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge

^{Isaiah 50:6 [87]} The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

^{Isaiah 50:21 [88]} Or thought the ‘I AM’ was

^{Isaiah 50:23 [89]} Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.

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