Isaiah 50:5
What does Isaiah 50:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 50:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear, And I rebelled not--backward I moved not.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The Lord God hath opened my ear, and I do not resist: I have not gone back.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.
Context
v.4The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
v.5This passage
v.6I 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 10:5
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;
- Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
- John 14:31
but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
- Hebrews 5:8
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
- John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
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