OET ISA chapter 50

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50 Yahweh says this:

Where’s the divorce papers for your mother who I sent away?

Which of my creditors did I sell you all to,

because you were all sold because of your disobedience?

≈ And your mother was sent away because of your rebellion.

2 Why did I come when there wasn’t anyone there?

≈ Why did I call when no one answered?

Was I unable to pay the ransom?

≈ Didn’t I have enough strength to rescue you?

Look, when I scold the ocean, it dries up.

≈ I can turn rivers into a wilderness—

→ its fish will stink because they’ll die of thirst because there’s no water.

3 I clothe the skies with darkness,

≈ and I place sackcloth as their covering.

50:4 Yahweh’s obedient servant

The third servant song

4 My master Yahweh, has given me a tongue that keeps learning—

knowing how to help the weary with a message.

He wakes me in the morning—

wakes me up to listen to his teaching.

5 My master Yahweh, has opened my ears.

I haven’t been rebellious

≈ and I haven’t turned back from what I was asked.

6 I gave my back to those who struck me,[ref]

≈ and my cheeks to those who made them bare.

≈ I didn’t hide my face from insults and getting spat on

7 but my master Yahweh will help me.

Therefore I’m not humiliated,

so I’ve made my face look determined like flint

because I know that I won’t be ashamed.

8 The one who’ll declare me innocent is close by.[ref]

Who will bring charges against me? Let’s stand in court together.

≈ Who is my accuser? Let him approach me.

9 Listen, my master Yahweh will help me.

Who is it who condemns me as guilty?

They’ll all wear out like clothes—the moths will eat them.

10 How many of you strive to obey Yahweh,

listening to his servant’s words?

Who among you all walks in deep darkness without light?

Learn to trust Yahweh and to depend on your god.

11 Look, all of you who kindle fires and carry flaming torches.

Walk in the light from your fire and from the kindling that you’re all burning.

That is what you’ll receive from my hand.

You’ll all lie down in pain.

50:6: Mat 26:67; Mrk 14:65.

50:8-9: Rom 8:33-34.

4 my_master YHWH he _has _given to_me a _tongue _of apprentices/followers to_know to_help DOM the_weary a _message he _awakens in_morning in_morning he _awakens to_me ear to_hear like_apprentices/followers.
5 My_master YHWH he _has _opened to_me ear and_I not I _have _been _rebellious backwards not I _have _turned _back.
6 Back _of_my I _gave to_those _who_struck_me and_cheeks _of_my to_those _who_made_them_bare face _of_my not I _hid from_insults and_spittle.
7 And_the_of_master YHWH he _helps to_me therefore yes/correct/thus/so not I _have _been _humiliated therefore yes/correct/thus/so I _have _made face _of_my like_flint and_I _have _perceived if/because _that not I _will _be _put _to _shame.
8 is_near the_one _of_who_justifies _me who will _he _contend with_me let _us _stand together who is_the _master _of my _case _of_my let _him _draw _near to_me.
9 Here my_master YHWH he _helps to_me who he will_he _condemn _me _as _guilty there of _them _of_all like_garment they _will _wear _out moth it_will _eat _them.
10 Who among_you(pl) is_fearing _of (of)_YHWH is_listening to_the _voice _of his _servant _of_his the_one_who he _has _walked darkness(es) and_there_was_not brightness to_him/it let _him _trust in/on_name _of YHWH and_let _him _depend on_god _of_his.
11 Here all _of _you _of_Oh who_kindle _of (of)_a _fire who_gird _on _of (of)_firebrands walk in_Ur your _fire _of_your(pl) and_with_the_firebrands which_you(pl)_have _kindled from_hand _of_my it _will _belong this to/for_you(pl) to_pain you(pl)_will _lie _down.

50:2 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

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