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Isaiah 50:3

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”

American Standard Version (1901)

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

Bible in Basic English

By me the heavens are clothed with black, and I make haircloth their robe.

Free Bible Version

I can make the heavens go dark, covering them with sackcloth like they're in mourning.

Geneva Bible 1599

I clothe the heauens with darkenesse, and make a sacke their couering.

King James (Authorized) Version

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Translation for Translators

I cause the sky to become dark, as though [MET] it was wearing black clothes because it was mourning because someone had died.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

I clothe the sky with darkness; I cover it with sackcloth.”

Noah Webster Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

I clothe the heavens [with] blackness, And sackcloth I make their covering.

Context

Israel’s Sin

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.”

Summary

In Isaiah 50:3, the prophet describes the suffering servant as being despised and rejected by men, familiar with pain and sorrow. This verse foreshadows the rejection and suffering that Jesus Christ would endure during His earthly ministry. Despite the mistreatment and humiliation, the servant remains steadfast and obedient to God's will, demonstrating a profound example of faithfulness and trust in the midst of adversity. This passage ultimately points to the sacrificial love and redemption that Jesus would bring through His suffering on the cross, fulfilling the prophecy of the suffering servant in Isaiah.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

heavens . . . blackness--another of the judgments on Egypt to be repeated hereafter on the last enemy of God's people (Exo 10:21). sackcloth-- (Rev 6:12).

Isaiah 50:3

Israel’s Sin

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.”

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Berean Standard Bible

I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”

American Standard Version (1901)

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

Bible in Basic English

By me the heavens are clothed with black, and I make haircloth their robe.

Free Bible Version

I can make the heavens go dark, covering them with sackcloth like they're in mourning.

Geneva Bible 1599

I clothe the heauens with darkenesse, and make a sacke their couering.

King James (Authorized) Version

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Translation for Translators

I cause the sky to become dark, as though [MET] it was wearing black clothes because it was mourning because someone had died.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

I clothe the sky with darkness; I cover it with sackcloth.”

Noah Webster Bible

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

I clothe the heavens [with] blackness, And sackcloth I make their covering.