Isaiah 50:5-9

50:5 The sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; ¹ 

I have not rebelled,

I have not turned back.

50:6 I offered my back to those who attacked, ² 

my jaws to those who tore out my beard;

I did not hide my face

from insults and spitting.

50:7 But the sovereign Lord helps me,

so I am not humiliated.

For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; ³ 

I know I will not be put to shame.

50:8 The one who vindicates me is close by.

Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! ⁴ 

Who is my accuser? ⁵  Let him challenge me! ⁶ 

50:9 Look, the sovereign Lord helps me.

Who dares to condemn me?

Look, all of them will wear out like clothes;

a moth will eat away at them.

[50:5]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “makes me obedient.” The text reads literally, “has opened for me an ear.”

[50:6]  ² tn Or perhaps, “who beat [me].”

[50:7]  ³ tn Heb “Therefore I set my face like flint.”

[50:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “Let us stand together!”

[50:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”

[50:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”