Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to deliver you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. New Living Translation Why was no one there when I came? Why didn’t anyone answer when I called? Is it because I have no power to rescue? No, that is not the reason! For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up! I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish. English Standard Version Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst. Berean Standard Bible Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. King James Bible Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. New King James Version Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with 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. New American Standard Bible “Why was there no one when I came? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot redeem? Or do I have no power to rescue? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I turn rivers into a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water, And die of thirst. NASB 1995 “Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water And die of thirst. NASB 1977 “Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water, And die of thirst. Legacy Standard Bible Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, I dry up the sea with My rebuke; I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water And die of thirst. Amplified Bible “Why, when I came, was there no man [to greet Me]? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My hand really so short that it cannot redeem [My servants]? Or have I no power to rescue? Listen carefully, with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers into a desert; Their fish stink because there is no water And die of thirst. Christian Standard Bible Why was no one there when I came? Why was there no one to answer when I called? Is my arm too weak to redeem? Or do I have no power to rescue? Look, I dry up the sea by my rebuke; I turn the rivers into a wilderness; their fish rot because of lack of water and die of thirst. Holman Christian Standard Bible Why was no one there when I came? Why was there no one to answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem? Or do I have no power to deliver? Look, I dry up the sea by My rebuke; I turn the rivers into a wilderness; their fish rot because of lack of water and die of thirst. American Standard Version Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 for thirst. Contemporary English Version I came and called out, but you didn't answer. Have I lost my power to rescue and save? At my command oceans and rivers turn into deserts; fish rot and stink for lack of water. English Revised Version Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. GOD'S WORD® Translation Why was no one here when I came? Why was no one here to answer when I called? Am I too weak to reclaim you? Don't I have the power to rescue you? I dry up the sea with my command, and I turn rivers into deserts. Their fish stink because there is no water, and people die of thirst. Good News Translation "Why did my people fail to respond when I went to them to save them? Why did they not answer when I called? Am I too weak to save them? I can dry up the sea with a command and turn rivers into a desert, so that the fish in them die for lack of water. International Standard Version Why is it that when I came, no one was there? Why was there no answer when I called? Was my arm too short to redeem you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? Look! By my mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert. Their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst. Majority Standard Bible Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. NET Bible Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water. New Heart English Bible Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst. Webster's Bible Translation Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 becometh putrid, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhy have I come, and there is no one? I called, and there is none answering, "" Has My hand been at all short of redemption? And is there not power in Me to deliver? Behold, by My rebuke I dry up a sea, "" I make rivers a wilderness, "" Their fish stink, for there is no water, "" And die with thirst. Young's Literal Translation Wherefore have I come, and there is no one? I called, and there is none answering, Hath My hand been at all short of redemption? And is there not in me power to deliver? Lo, by My rebuke I dry up a sea, I make rivers a wilderness, Their fish stinketh, for there is no water, And dieth with thirst. Smith's Literal Translation Wherefore, I came, and no man? I called and none answered. Being short, was my hand shortened from redeeming? and if not power in me to deliver behold, in my rebuke I will dry up the sea; I will set the rivers a desert: their fish shall stink from no water, and they shall die with thirst. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause I came, and there was not a man: I called, and there was none that would hear. Is my hand shortened and become little, that I cannot redeem? or is there no strength in me to deliver? Behold at my rebuke I will make the sea a desert, I will turn the rivers into dry land: the fishes shall rot for want of water, and shall die for thirst. Catholic Public Domain Version For I arrived, and there was no man. I called out, and there was no one who would hear. Has my hand been shortened and become small, so that I am unable to redeem? Or is there no power in me to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke, I will make the sea into a desert. I will turn rivers into dry land. The fish will rot for lack of water and will die of thirst. New American Bible Why was no one there when I came? Why did no one answer when I called? Is my hand too short to ransom? Have I not the strength to deliver? See, with my rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into wilderness; Their fish rot for lack of water, and die of thirst. New Revised Standard Version Why was no one there when I came? Why did no one answer when I called? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? By my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water, and die of thirst. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhy, when I came, was there no man? When I called was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot save? 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 they die of thirst. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Why have I come and there is no man, and I called and there is no one who answers? My hands have harvested the harvest and it failed, or is there no power in me to save? Behold, with my rebuke I dry up the sea and I make rivers as the wilderness, and their fish stink from lack of water and they die OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 become foul, because there is no water, And die for thirst. Brenton Septuagint Translation Why did I come, and there was no man? why did I call, and there was none to hearken? Is not my hand strong to redeem? or can I not deliver? behold, by my rebuke I will dry up the sea, and make rivers a wilderness; and their fish shall be dried up because there is no water, and shall die for thirst. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel's Sin1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. 3I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”… Cross References Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, Psalm 106:9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. Psalm 107:33-34 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, / and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it. Ezekiel 37:3-5 Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” / And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! / This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. Amos 4:7 “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. Matthew 8:26-27 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” John 11:43-44 After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. John 12:37-38 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Romans 10:16 But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Romans 11:32 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone. 1 Corinthians 1:22-24 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, / but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, / but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. / The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Treasury of Scripture Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot 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 stinks, because there is no water, and dies for thirst. when I came Isaiah 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. Isaiah 66:4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. is my Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: Genesis 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Numbers 11:23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. have I Isaiah 36:20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? 2 Chronicles 32:15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? Daniel 3:16,29 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter… at my Psalm 106:9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. Nahum 1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. Mark 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. I dry Isaiah 42:15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. Isaiah 43:16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Isaiah 51:10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? Jump to Previous Deliver Die Dieth Dry Fish Hand Make Power Rebuke Redeem Rivers Sea Shortened Stink Stinketh Thirst Water Wherefore WildernessJump to Next Deliver Die Dieth Dry Fish Hand Make Power Rebuke Redeem Rivers Sea Shortened Stink Stinketh Thirst Water Wherefore WildernessIsaiah 50 1. Christ shows Israel's Sin is not to be imputed to him, 2. by his ability to save 5. By his obedience in that work 7. And by his confidence in that assistance 10. An exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves When I came, why was there no one? This phrase reflects God's lament over Israel's lack of response to His presence and call. The Hebrew root for "came" (בּוֹא, bo) implies an arrival or coming forth, often used in contexts where God intervenes in human history. Historically, this can be seen in God's repeated interventions and deliverances for Israel, yet they often failed to recognize or respond to His presence. This rhetorical question underscores the people's spiritual apathy and neglect. When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My hand too short to redeem? Or do I lack the strength to deliver? Behold, by My rebuke I dry up the sea I turn rivers into a desert their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whyמַדּ֨וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? was no וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one there אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person when I arrived? בָּ֜אתִי (bā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Why did no one וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle answer עוֹנֶה֒ (‘ō·w·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond when I called? קָרָֽאתִי֮ (qā·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Is My hand יָדִי֙ (yā·ḏî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3027: A hand too short הֲקָצ֨וֹר (hă·qā·ṣō·wr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest to redeem you? מִפְּד֔וּת (mip·pə·ḏūṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6304: Distinction, deliverance Or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not do I lack אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle the strength כֹ֖חַ (ḵō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) to deliver you? לְהַצִּ֑יל (lə·haṣ·ṣîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver Behold, הֵ֣ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! My rebuke בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י (bə·ḡa·‘ă·rā·ṯî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1606: A chiding dries up אַחֲרִ֣יב (’a·ḥă·rîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill the sea; יָ֗ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin I turn the rivers נְהָרוֹת֙ (nə·hā·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity into אָשִׂ֤ים (’ā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a desert; מִדְבָּ֔ר (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech the fish דְּגָתָם֙ (də·ḡā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1710: A fish rot תִּבְאַ֤שׁ (tiḇ·’aš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive for lack מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle of water מַ֔יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and they die וְתָמֹ֖ת (wə·ṯā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill of thirst. בַּצָּמָֽא׃ (baṣ·ṣā·mā) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6772: Thirst Links Isaiah 50:2 NIVIsaiah 50:2 NLT Isaiah 50:2 ESV Isaiah 50:2 NASB Isaiah 50:2 KJV Isaiah 50:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 50:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 50:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 50:2 French Bible Isaiah 50:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 50:2 Why when I came was there no (Isa Isi Is) |
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