NASB1995 ▾Isaiah ▾50 ▾Isaiah 501Thus says the L ord , “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, And for your transgressions your mother was sent away.2Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water And die of thirst.3I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering.”4The Lord G od has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.5The Lord G od has opened My ear; And I was not disobedient Nor did I turn back.6I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.7For the Lord G od helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.8He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me.9Behold, the Lord G od helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? Behold, they will all wear out like a garment; The moth will eat them.10Who is among you that fears the L ord , That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the L ord and rely on his God.11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will lie down in torment.Isaiah 49Isaiah 51