📖 Isaiah — Chapter 50 (KJV)
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Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is Rthe 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.
Isaiah 50:2 Wherefore, Rwhen 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.
Isaiah 50:3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Isaiah 50:4 The Lord RGOD 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.
Isaiah 50:5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Isaiah 50:6 I Rgave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Isaiah 50:7 For Rthe 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.
Isaiah 50:8 He is Rnear that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is Tmine adversary? let him come near to me.
Isaiah 50:9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, Rthey all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Isaiah 50:10 Who Ris 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.
Isaiah 50:11 Behold, Rall 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.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 50:1–4 — Sin explains separation; God can still redeem
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord questions the causes of Israel’s separation and identifies transgression rather than failed divine power. The servant receives a listening ear and words to strengthen the weary.
Key Truth: Hear correction and speak helpfully to the weary.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your ____ ’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of …” (Isaiah 50:1)
Find it in Isaiah 50:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I ____ the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.” (Isaiah 50:3)
Find it in Isaiah 50:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The Lord GOD hath given me the ____ of the learned, that I should know how to speak …” (Isaiah 50:4)
Find it in Isaiah 50:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 50:5–8 — An obedient servant faces suffering
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The servant does not turn back when exposed to blows, shame, and spitting. Confidence in the Lord’s help sustains a firm resolve and an appeal to the One who justifies.
Key Truth: Hold to obedience under unjust pressure.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, …” (Isaiah 50:5)
Find it in Isaiah 50:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For the Lord GOD will ____ me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I …” (Isaiah 50:7)
Find it in Isaiah 50:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “He is ____ that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us …” (Isaiah 50:8)
Find it in Isaiah 50:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 50:9–11 — Trust when the path is dark
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s help contrasts with failing accusers. Those fearing him but walking without light are called to trust, while self-kindled fires end in sorrow.
Key Truth: Depend on God when you cannot see the way.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , the Lord GOD will help me; who is he …” (Isaiah 50:9)
Find it in Isaiah 50:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his ____ , that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let …” (Isaiah 50:10)
Find it in Isaiah 50:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Behold, all ye that ____ a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in …” (Isaiah 50:11)
Find it in Isaiah 50:11 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 27:1 — The Lord is confessed as light and salvation.
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Reflect and Apply
How can you trust God while waiting for clearer direction?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How are learned speech and hearing connected?
2. What response follows the opened ear?
3. How does the speaker face humiliating mistreatment?
4. What should the God-fearing person do while walking without light?
5. What distinguishes self-kindled sparks from the preceding trust?
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