501 Thus says the Lord , "Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away ? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold , you were sold for your iniquities , And for your transgressions your mother was sent away . 2 "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 . 3 "I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering ."
4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of disciples , That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word . He awakens Me morning by morning , He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple . 5 The Lord GOD has opened My ear ; And I was not disobedient Nor did I turn back . 6 I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard ; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting . 7 For the Lord GOD helps Me, Therefore e , I am not disgraced ; Therefore e , I have set My face like flint , And I know that I will not be ashamed . 8 He who vindicates Me is near ; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other ; Who has a case e against Me? Let him draw near to Me. 9 Behold , the Lord GOD helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? Behold , they will all wear out like a garment ; The moth will eat them.
10 Who is among you that fears the Lord , That obeys the voice of His servant , That walks in darkness and has no light ? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God . 11 Behold , all you who kindle a fire , Who encircle yourselves with firebrands , Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze . This you will have from My hand : You will lie down in torment .
