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The LORD says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? Or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, and your mother was put away for your transgressions.

Why, when I came, was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can’t redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea. I make the rivers a wilderness. Their fish stink because there is no water, and die of thirst.

I clothe the heavens with blackness. I make sackcloth their covering.”

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

The Lord GOD has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.

I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.

For the Lord GOD will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won’t be disappointed.

He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.

Behold, the Lord GOD will help me! Who is he who will condemn me? Behold, they will all grow old like a garment. The moths will eat them up.

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness and has no light, let him trust in the LORD’s name, and rely on his God.

Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves, walk in the flame of your fire, and among the torches that you have kindled. You will have this from my hand: you will lie down in sorrow.

هٰكذا قالَ الرَّبّ: أَينَ كِتابُ طَلاقِ أُمِّكم الَّذي طَلَّقتُها بِه؟ أَم لِأَيٍّ مِن دائِنِيَّ بِعتُكم؟ إِنَّما آثامُكم باعَتْكم ومَعاصيكم طَلَّقَت أُمَّكم

فما بالي أَتَيتُ ولَيسَ مِن أَحَد ودَعوتُ ولَيسَ مِن مُجيب. أَفَقَصُرَت يَدي قُصورًا عنِ الِٱفتِداء ولم تَكُنْ لي طاقَةٌ بِالإِنْقاذ؟ هاءَنَذا بِزَجْري أُجَفِّفُ البَحْر وأَجعلُ الأَنْهارَ قَفرًا يُنتِنُ سَمَكُها لِعَدَمِ الماء ويَموتُ مِنَ العَطَش

أُلبِسُ السَّمٰواتِ سَوادًا وأَجعَلُ كُسوَتَهنَّ المِسْح

آتاني السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ لِسانَ تِلْميذ يَبعَثُ كَلِمَةً لِأَعرِفَ أَن أَسنُدَ المُعْيي. يُنَبِّهُ أُذُني صَباحًا فصَباحًا لِأَسمَعَ كتِلْميذ

السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ فَتَحَ أُذُني فلم أَعصِ ولا رَجَعتُ إِلى الوَراء

أَسلَمتُ ظَهْري لِلضَّارِبين وخَدَّيَّ لِلنَّاتِفين ولم أَستُرْ وَجْهي عنِ الإِهاناتِ والبُصاق

السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ يَنصُرُني لِذٰلك لم أَخجَلْ مِنَ الإِهانة ولِذٰلك جَعَلتُ وَجْهي كالصَّوَّان وأَنا عالِمٌ بِأَنِّي لا أَخْزى

مُبَرِّري قَريبٌ فمَنِ الَّذي يُخاصِمُني؟ فلْنَمثُلْ مَعًا مَن صاحِبُ دَعْوى عَليَّ؟ فليَتَقَدَّمْ إِلَيَّ

ها إِنَّ السَّيِّدَ الرَّبَّ يَنصُرُني فمَنِ الَّذي يُجَرِّمُني؟ ها إِنَّهم جميعًا كلِباسٍ يَبلَون العُثُّ يأكُلُهم

مَن مِنكُم يَخافُ الرَّبّ فلْيَسمَعْ صَوتَ عَبدِه ومَن يَسيرُ في الظُّلُماتِ ولا ضَوءَ لَه فلْيَتَوَكَّلْ على ٱسمِ الرَّبّ ولْيَعتَمِدْ على إِلٰهِه

يا جَميعَ مُوقِدي النَّار والمُتَزَنِّرينَ بِالجِذاء أُدخُلوا في لَهيبِ نارِكم وفي الجِذاءِ الَّتي أَضرَمتُم هٰذا لَكم من يَدي إِنَّكم في الأَلَمِ تَضَّجِعون