Isaiah 50:5 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.

BSB

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ASV

The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

KJV

The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

The Lord God has opened my ear, to understand: I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me (Ps 84:9[85:8]); one is your master, Christ (Matt 23:10). Second, he gives himself as an example as to obedience, setting out his perfect obedience: and …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The Lord God hath opened mine ear,.... To hear most freely, and receive most fully, what is said by him, and to observe and do it: the allusion seems to be to the servant that had his ears bored, being willing to serve his master for ever, Exo 21:5 which phrase of boring or opening the ear is used of Christ, Psa 40:6. It is expressive of his voluntary obedience, as Mediator, to his divine Father, engaging in, and performing with the greatest readiness and cheerfulness, the great work of man's redemption and salvation.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Lord God hath opened mine ear - This is another expression denoting that he was attentive to the import of the divine commission (see Psa 40:6). And I was not rebellious - I willingly undertook the task of communicating the divine will to mankind. The statement here is in accordance with all that is said of the Messiah, that he was willing to come and do the will of God, and that whatever trials the work involved he was prepared to meet them (see Psa 40:6-8; compare Heb 10:4-10).

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֲדֹנָ֤י	'a.do.Nai	[the] Lord	H136 →
יְהוִה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3069 →
פָּתַֽח־	pa.tach-	he has opened	H6605 →
לִ֣י	li	of me
אֹ֔זֶן	'O.zen	ear	H241 →
וְאָנֹכִ֖י	ve.'a.no.Khi	and I	H595 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
מָרִ֑יתִי	ma.Ri.ti	I have been rebellious	H4784 →
אָח֖וֹר	'a.Chor	backwards	H268 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃	ne.su.Go.ti	I have turned back	H5472 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
leads to
- Isaiah 42:6–7
  “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
- Luke 7:20–23
  When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
- Isaiah 29:18
  On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Matthew 11:3–5
  to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- Isaiah 32:3–4
  Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Through
Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
leads to
- John 10:18
  No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Hebrews 5:8
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
leads to
- Philippians 2:8
  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 4:34
  Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah