Isaiah 50:5

Lord YHWH opened My ear, || And I did not rebel—I did not move backward.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

In Context

4Lord YHWH has given to Me || The tongue of taught ones, || To know to aid the weary [by] a word, || He awakens [Me] morning by morning, || He awakens [My] ear to hear as taught ones.

6I have given My back to those striking, || And My cheeks to those plucking out, || I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and present You have not desired, || But a body You have prepared for me, || Burnt and sin-offering You have not asked.

Isaiah 35:5Then eyes of the blind are opened, || And ears of the deaf are unstopped,

Matthew 26:39And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You.”

John 14:31but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave Me command, so I do; arise, we may go from here.”

Acts 26:19After which, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Hebrews 5:8though being a Son, [He] learned obedience by the things which He suffered,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 50:5-10

Work and Sufferings of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 4 The Lord God 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. 5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7 For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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