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Isaiah 49:14-51:3
Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
Tree of Life Version
14 But Zion said: “Adonai has forsaken me,
Adonai has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing baby
or lack compassion for a child of her womb?
Even if these forget,
I will not forget you.
16 Behold, I have engraved you
on the palms of My hands.
Your walls are continually before Me.
17 Your children will come quickly.
Your destroyers and devastators will go away from you.
18 Lift up your eyes around and see:
all of them will gather and come to you.”
“As I live”
—it is Adonai’s declaration—
“you will wear them all as jewelry
and bind them on like a bride.”
19 For your waste and desolate places
and your destroyed land
will now be surely too small for the inhabitants,
and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 The children of your bereavement
will yet say in your ears,
“The place is too cramped for me!
Make room for me to settle in.”
21 Then you will say in your heart,
“Who has borne these for me?
Wasn’t I bereaved of my children—
barren, an exile and wandering?
So who has raised these?
Behold, I was left alone—
these, where were they?”
22 Thus says Adonai Elohim:
“Look, I will lift My hand to the nations,
and raise My banner to the peoples!
They will bring your sons on their chest,
and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Kings will be your guardians,
their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their face to the ground,
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am Adonai—
those hoping in Me will not be ashamed.”
24 Can plunder be taken from the mighty,
or captives of the righteous freed?
25 For thus says Adonai:
“Yes, captives of the mighty will be taken
and the prey of the tyrant will be freed.
For I will oppose your adversary.
I will save your children.
26 I will feed your oppressors their flesh.
They will be drunk with their blood as with sweet wine.
Then all flesh will know
that I, Adonai, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
50 Thus says Adonai:
“Where is the divorce certificate,
by which I sent your mother away?
Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you?
See, you were sold for your iniquities,
and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
2 Why was no one there when I came?
Why was there no one to answer when I called?
Is My hand too short to redeem?
Or have I no power to deliver?
Behold, I dry up the sea at My rebuke,
I make rivers a wilderness—
their fish stink for lack of water
and die of thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness
and make sackcloth their covering.”
Third Servant Song: Face Like Flint
4 Adonai Elohim has given Me the tongue of the learned,[a]
that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning.
He awakens My ear to give heed as a disciple.
5 Adonai Elohim has opened My ear,
and I was not rebellious,
nor did I turn back.
6 I gave My back to those who strike,
and My cheeks to those pulling out My beard;
I did not hide My face
from humiliation and spitting.[b]
7 For Adonai Elohim will help Me.
Therefore I have not been disgraced.
Therefore I set My face like flint,
and I know that I will not be ashamed.
8 The One who vindicates Me is near.
Who will accuse Me?
Let us stand up to each other.
Who is My adversary?
Let him confront Me.
9 See, Adonai Elohim will help Me.
Who is he who would condemn Me?
See, they all wear out like a garment.
A moth will eat them up.
10 Who among you fears Adonai?
Who hears the voice of His servant?
Who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust in the Name of Adonai
and lean on his God.
11 “Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
encircling yourselves with firebrands.
Walk in the light of your fire
and among the brands you have lit.
This you will have from My hand:
you will lie down in torment.”
Comfort Zion With Justice
51 “Listen to Me, you who pursue justice,
you who seek Adonai.
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
2 Look to Abraham your father
and to Sarah who bore you.
For when I called him, he was but one,
then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
3 For Adonai will comfort Zion.
He will comfort all her waste places.
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the garden of Adonai.
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and a sound of melody.
Footnotes
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
New International Version
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
New International Version
15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child(C) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!(D)
16 See, I have engraved(E) you on the palms of my hands;
your walls(F) are ever before me.
17 Your children hasten back,
and those who laid you waste(G) depart from you.
18 Lift up your eyes and look around;
all your children gather(H) and come to you.
As surely as I live,(I)” declares the Lord,
“you will wear(J) them all as ornaments;
you will put them on, like a bride.
19 “Though you were ruined and made desolate(K)
and your land laid waste,(L)
now you will be too small for your people,(M)
and those who devoured(N) you will be far away.
20 The children born during your bereavement
will yet say in your hearing,
‘This place is too small for us;
give us more space to live in.’(O)
21 Then you will say in your heart,
‘Who bore me these?(P)
I was bereaved(Q) and barren;
I was exiled and rejected.(R)
Who brought these(S) up?
I was left(T) all alone,(U)
but these—where have they come from?’”
22 This is what the Sovereign Lord(V) says:
“See, I will beckon to the nations,
I will lift up my banner(W) to the peoples;
they will bring(X) your sons in their arms
and carry your daughters on their hips.(Y)
23 Kings(Z) will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.(AA)
They will bow down(AB) before you with their faces to the ground;
they will lick the dust(AC) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(AD)
those who hope(AE) in me will not be disappointed.(AF)”
25 But this is what the Lord says:
“Yes, captives(AH) will be taken from warriors,(AI)
and plunder retrieved from the fierce;(AJ)
I will contend with those who contend with you,(AK)
and your children I will save.(AL)
26 I will make your oppressors(AM) eat(AN) their own flesh;
they will be drunk on their own blood,(AO) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know(AP)
that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(AQ)
your Redeemer,(AR) the Mighty One of Jacob.(AS)”
Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience
50 This is what the Lord says:
“Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce(AT)
with which I sent her away?
Or to which of my creditors
did I sell(AU) you?
Because of your sins(AV) you were sold;(AW)
because of your transgressions your mother was sent away.
2 When I came, why was there no one?
When I called, why was there no one to answer?(AX)
Was my arm too short(AY) to deliver you?
Do I lack the strength(AZ) to rescue you?
By a mere rebuke(BA) I dry up the sea,(BB)
I turn rivers into a desert;(BC)
their fish rot for lack of water
and die of thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with darkness(BD)
and make sackcloth(BE) its covering.”
4 The Sovereign Lord(BF) has given me a well-instructed tongue,(BG)
to know the word that sustains the weary.(BH)
He wakens me morning by morning,(BI)
wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.(BJ)
5 The Sovereign Lord(BK) has opened my ears;(BL)
I have not been rebellious,(BM)
I have not turned away.
6 I offered my back to those who beat(BN) me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;(BO)
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.(BP)
7 Because the Sovereign Lord(BQ) helps(BR) me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint,(BS)
and I know I will not be put to shame.(BT)
8 He who vindicates(BU) me is near.(BV)
Who then will bring charges against me?(BW)
Let us face each other!(BX)
Who is my accuser?
Let him confront me!
9 It is the Sovereign Lord(BY) who helps(BZ) me.
Who will condemn(CA) me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
the moths(CB) will eat them up.
10 Who among you fears(CC) the Lord
and obeys(CD) the word of his servant?(CE)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
who has no light,(CF)
trust(CG) in the name of the Lord
and rely on their God.
11 But now, all you who light fires
and provide yourselves with flaming torches,(CH)
go, walk in the light of your fires(CI)
and of the torches you have set ablaze.
This is what you shall receive from my hand:(CJ)
You will lie down in torment.(CK)
Everlasting Salvation for Zion
51 “Listen(CL) to me, you who pursue righteousness(CM)
and who seek(CN) the Lord:
Look to the rock(CO) from which you were cut
and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
2 look to Abraham,(CP) your father,
and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
and I blessed him and made him many.(CQ)
3 The Lord will surely comfort(CR) Zion(CS)
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(CT)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(CU)
her wastelands(CV) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(CW) will be found in her,
thanksgiving(CX) and the sound of singing.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous
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