Isaiah 50:3-5

Lexham English Bible

³ I clothe the heavens with darkness,
    and I make^[a] their covering sackcloth.”

⁴ The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of a pupil,
    to know how to help the weary with a word.
He awakens morning by morning,^[b]
    awakens an ear for me to listen as do the pupils.
⁵ The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me,
    and I, I was not rebellious.
I did not turn backwards;