Isaiah 50:2

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Isaiah 50:2

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.

Numbers 11:23

The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s power limited? You will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.”

Joshua 3:16

and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

Isaiah 59:1

Indeed, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save,
and His ear is not too deaf to hear.

Genesis 18:14

Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,

Exodus 7:18

The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from it.”

Exodus 7:21

The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.

Psalm 106:9

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
He led them through the depths as through a desert.

Isaiah 42:15

I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up marshes.

Isaiah 43:16

This is what the Lord says—
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through surging waters,

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man—
He was amazed that there was no one interceding;
so His own arm brought salvation,
and His own righteousness supported Him.

Isaiah 66:4

So I will choose their punishment,
and I will bring on them what they dread
because I called and no one answered;
I spoke and they didn’t hear;
they did what was evil in My sight
and chose what I didn’t delight in.

Nahum 1:4

He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.

Exodus 14:29

But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left.

2 Chronicles 32:15

So now, don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, and don’t let him mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my power or the power of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my power!’”

Psalm 107:33

He turns rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,

Psalm 114:3-7

The sea looked and fled;
the Jordan turned back.

Proverbs 1:24

Since I called out and you refused,
extended my hand and no one paid attention,

Isaiah 19:5

The waters of the sea will dry up,
and the river will be parched and dry.

Isaiah 36:20

Who among all the gods of these lands ever delivered his land from my power? So will the Lord deliver Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 41:28

When I look, there is no one;
there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

Isaiah 51:10

Wasn’t it You who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep,
who made the sea-bed into a road
for the redeemed to pass over?

Isaiah 63:13

and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.

Isaiah 65:12

I will destine you for the sword,
and all of you will kneel down to be slaughtered,
because I called and you did not answer,
I spoke and you did not hear;
you did what was evil in My sight
and chose what I did not delight in.

Jeremiah 5:1

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.

Jeremiah 7:13

Now, because you have done all these things”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and because I have spoken to you time and time again but you wouldn’t listen, and I have called to you, but you wouldn’t answer,

Jeremiah 8:6

I have paid careful attention.
They do not speak what is right.
No one regrets his evil,
asking, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone has stayed his course
like a horse rushing into battle.

Jeremiah 35:15

Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.

Daniel 3:15

Now if you’re ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music, fall down and worship the statue I made. But if you don’t worship it, you will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire—and who is the god who can rescue you from my power?”

Daniel 3:29

Therefore I issue a decree that anyone of any people, nation, or language who says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb and his house made a garbage dump. For there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”

Daniel 6:20

When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. “Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said, “has your God whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?”

Daniel 6:27

He rescues and delivers;
He performs signs and wonders
in the heavens and on the earth,
for He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.”

Hosea 11:2

The more they called them,
the more they departed from Me.
They kept sacrificing to the Baals
and burning offerings to idols.

Hosea 11:7

My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they call to Him on high,
He will not exalt them at all.

Mark 4:39

He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

John 1:11

He came to His own,
and His own people did not receive Him.

John 3:19

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

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Summary

Isaiah 50:2

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.

When i came

Is my

Isaiah 59:1

Genesis 18:14

Numbers 11:23

Have i

At my

Psalm 106:9

Nahum 1:4

Mark 4:39

I dry

Their fish

Exodus 7:18

General references

Psalm 105:29

Isaiah 42:15

Jonah 2:10

Bible References

When i came

He saw that there was no man—
He was amazed that there was no one interceding;
so His own arm brought salvation,
and His own righteousness supported Him.

Since I called out and you refused,
extended my hand and no one paid attention,

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.

I have paid careful attention.
They do not speak what is right.
No one regrets his evil,
asking, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone has stayed his course
like a horse rushing into battle.

The more they called them,

the more they departed from Me.
They kept sacrificing to the Baals
and burning offerings to idols.

He came to His own,
and His own people did not receive Him.

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Is my

Indeed, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save,
and His ear is not too deaf to hear.

Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”

The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s power limited?

You will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.”

Have i

Who among all the gods of these lands ever delivered his land from my power? So will the Lord deliver Jerusalem.”

At my

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
He led them through the depths as through a desert.

He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.

He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

I dry

I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up marshes.

This is what the Lord says—
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through surging waters,

Wasn’t it You who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep,
who made the sea-bed into a road
for the redeemed to pass over?

and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,

He turns rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,

The sea looked and fled;
the Jordan turned back.

Their fish

The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from it.”

General references

He turned their water into blood
and caused their fish to die.

I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up marshes.

Then the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.