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This is what the LORD says: "Where is the ^(C1)certificate of divorce By which I have ^(C2)sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I ^(C3)sell you? Behold, you were sold for your ^(C4)wrongdoings, And for your ^(C5)wrongful acts your mother ^(C6)was sent away.

-"Why was there ^(C1)no one when I came? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My ^(C2)hand so short that it cannot redeem? Or do I have no power to rescue? Behold, I ^(C3)dry up the sea with My rebuke, I ^(C4)turn rivers into a wilderness; Their fish stink for lack of water, And die of thirst.

-"I ^(C1)clothe the heavens with blackness, And make sackcloth their covering."

The Lord ^(F1)GOD has given Me the tongue of ^(C1)disciples, So that I may know how to ^(C2)sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me ^(C3)morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

The Lord GOD has ^(C1)opened My ear, And I was ^(C2)not disobedient, Nor did I turn back.

I ^(C1)gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.

For the Lord GOD ^(C1)helps Me, Therefore, I am ^(C2)not disgraced; Therefore, I have made My face like ^(C3)flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.

He who ^(C1)vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us ^(C2)stand up to each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me.

Behold, ^(C1)the Lord GOD helps Me; ^(C2)Who is he who condemns Me? Behold, ^(C3)they will all wear out like a garment; A moth will eat them.

Who is among you who fears the LORD, Who obeys the voice of His ^(C1)servant, Who ^(C2)walks in darkness and has no light? Let him ^(C3)trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.

Behold, all you who ^(C1)kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with flaming arrows, Walk in the light of your fire And among the flaming arrows you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will ^(C2)lie down in torment.