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The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly;[a]
I have not rebelled,
I have not turned back.
I offered my back to those who attacked,[b]
my jaws to those who tore out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from insults and spitting.
But the Sovereign Lord helps me,
so I am not humiliated.
For that reason I am steadfastly resolved;[c]
I know I will not be put to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 50:5 tn Or perhaps, “makes me obedient.” The text reads literally, “has opened for me an ear.”
  2. Isaiah 50:6 tn Or perhaps, “who beat [me].”
  3. Isaiah 50:7 tn Heb “Therefore I set my face like flint.”