Thus says
the LORD
, "Where
is the acertificate
of divorce
By which
I have bsent
your mother
away
? Or
to whom
of My creditors
did I csell
you? Behold
, you were sold
for your diniquities
, And for your etransgressions
your mother
fwas sent
away
.
"Why was there
ano
man
when I came
? When I called
, why was there
none
to answer
? Is My bhand
so
short
that it cannot
ransom
? Or
have
I no
power
to deliver
? Behold
, I cdry
up the sea
with My rebuke
, I dmake
the rivers
a wilderness
; Their fish
stink
for lack
of water
And die
of thirst
.
"I aclothe the heavens
with blackness
And make
sackcloth
their covering
."
The Lord 1GOD
has given
Me the tongue
of adisciples
, That I may know
how to bsustain
the weary
one
with a word
. He awakens
Me cmorning
by morning
, He awakens
My ear
to listen
as a disciple
.
The Lord GOD
has aopened
My ear
; And I was bnot disobedient
Nor
did I turn
back
.
I agave My back
to those who strike
Me, And My cheeks
to those who pluck
out the beard
; I did not cover
My face
from humiliation
and spitting
.
For the Lord GOD
ahelps
Me, Therefore
, I am bnot disgraced
; Therefore
, I have set
My face
like cflint
, And I know
that I will not be ashamed
.
He who avindicates Me is near
; Who
will contend
with Me? Let us bstand
up to each
other
; Who
has a case
against Me? Let him draw
near
to Me.
Behold, athe Lord
GOD
helps
Me; bWho
is he who condemns
Me? Behold
, cthey will all
wear
out like a garment
; The moth
will eat
them.
Who is among you that fears
the LORD
, That obeys
the voice
of His aservant
, That bwalks
in darkness
and has
no
light
? Let him ctrust
in the name
of the LORD
and rely
on his God
.
Behold, all
you who akindle
a fire
, Who 1encircle
yourselves with firebrands
, Walk
in the light
of your fire
And among the brands
you have set
ablaze
. This
you will have
from My hand
: You will blie
down
in torment
.