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Isaiah 50 Translation Questions
Q? Why was Zion sold and her mother sent away?
A. Zion was sold because of her sins, and because of her rebellion, her mother was sent away. [50:1]
Q? What happens at Yahweh's rebuke?
A. At Yahweh's rebuke the sea dries up and he makes the rivers a desert. Yahweh clothes the sky with darkness and cover it with sackcloth. [50:2-3]
Q? What has Yahweh given to his servant?
A. He has given his servant a tongue as one of those who is taught. [50:4]
Q? What did Yahweh's servant do with the tongue Yahweh gave him?
A. Yahweh's servant spoke a sustaining word to the weary one. [50:4]
Q? Because he was not rebellious and did not turn away backward, what did Yahweh's servant do?
A. Yahweh's servant gave his back to those who beat him and his cheeks to those who plucked out his beard; He did not hide his face from acts of shame and spitting. [50:5-6]
Q? Why does Yahweh's servant say he is not disgraced?
A. The servant says he is not disgraced because the Lord Yahweh will help him. [50:7]
Q? What will happen to those who accuse Yahweh's servant and declare him guilty?
A. His accusers will all wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up. [50:9]
Q? What should the one who fears Yahweh, who obeys the voice of his servant and the one who walks in deep darkness without light, do?
A. He should trust in the name of Yahweh and lean on his God. [50:10]
Q? What will Yahweh's servant do to all who kindle a fire, who gird on flames?
A. Yahweh's servant will cause them to lie down in a place of pain. [50:11]