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Isaiah 50:3

God's power and sovereignty

1 This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

2 Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”

4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

5 The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”
KJV
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
WEB
I clothe the heavens with blackness. I make sackcloth their covering.”
ASV
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
DARBY
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
BLB
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.”
ÅB
jeg klær himmelen i sort og innhyller den i sørgedrakt.
OTB
Jeg dekker himlene med mørke og bruker sekkelerret som deres dekke.»
B1930
jeg klær himmelen i sort og innhyller den i sørgedrakt.

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