1 Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
2 Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 [He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that] shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass [yourselves] about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 50:
Isaiah chapter 50 begins with a rhetorical question: "By chance, I divorced you, O Israel?" From there, the prophet explains that the problems faced by the people of Israel were caused by their own infidelity to God and their disobedience to their commandments. Isaiah emphasizes that God is still present to help them, but it is necessary for the people to repent and follow him again. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 50:
Deuteronomy 31:8: "The Lord, He is the one who goes forward of you; He will be with you, will not let you, nor will you forsake. This verse speaks of the constant presence of God and his faithfulness to his people.
Psalm 34:18: "Near the Lord of those who have a broken heart and save the contrite of spirit." Psalm 34:18 talks about God's proximity to those who repent and seek their help.
Jeremiah 3:22: "Return, O rebel children, I will heal your rebellions." This verse shows God's willingness to forgive and heal those who have moved away from Him.
John 14:15: "If you love me, keep my commandments." This verse highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments as proof of love to Him.
Hebrews 12:1-2: "Therefore, we, who are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, leave all the weight and sin that so closely surrounds us and run, with perseverance, the career that is proposed, looking firmly For the author and consummary of faith, Jesus, who, in exchange for the joy that was proposed to him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat on the right of the throne of God. " This verse encourages believers to persevere in faith and keep their eyes fixed in Jesus, the perfect example of obedience and faithfulness to God.
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