Isaiah 50:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 [a]The Lord God has given me
a well-trained tongue,
That I might know how to answer the weary
a word that will waken them.
Morning after morning
he wakens my ear to hear as disciples do;
5 The Lord God opened my ear;
I did not refuse,
did not turn away.[b]
6 I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;[c]
My face I did not hide
from insults and spitting.(A)
Footnotes
- 50:4–11 The third of the four “servant of the Lord” oracles (cf. note on 42:1–4); in vv. 4–9 the servant speaks; in vv. 10–11 God addresses the people directly.
- 50:5 The servant, like a well-trained disciple, does not refuse the divine vocation.
- 50:6 He willingly submits to insults and beatings. Tore out my beard: a grave and painful insult.
Isaiah 50:4-6
New International Version
4 The Sovereign Lord(A) has given me a well-instructed tongue,(B)
to know the word that sustains the weary.(C)
He wakens me morning by morning,(D)
wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.(E)
5 The Sovereign Lord(F) has opened my ears;(G)
I have not been rebellious,(H)
I have not turned away.
6 I offered my back to those who beat(I) me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;(J)
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.(K)
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