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class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50#h=1539:0-1541:0"><span class="altsize">4</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-1" data-section-citation="023050001023050001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1405" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1406"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 24:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1406" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1406" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1406" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1407"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 17:16, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1407" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1407" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1407" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1408"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 59:2; Jer 3:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1408" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1408" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2630" data-pid="2630" class="se"></p> <p id="p2631" data-pid="2631" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2202/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 643</a></p> <p id="p2632" data-pid="2632" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2203/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 152-153</a></p> <p id="p2633" data-pid="2633" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p890" data-pid="890" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/888/0">it-1 643;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/888/2"> ip-2 152-153;</a></p> <p id="p891" data-pid="891" class="sx"></p> <p id="p745" data-pid="745" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/743/0">sl 157;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/743/2"> w74 461;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/743/4"> ad 461;</a><span class="ni"> rm 190;</span><span class="ni"> w45 260-262</span></p> <p id="p746" data-pid="746" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-2" data-section-citation="023050002023050002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1408" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1409"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 35:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1409" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1409" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1409" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1410"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 40:28; 59:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1410" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1410" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1410" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1411"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 14:21, 29; Ps 106:9; Isa 51:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1411" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1411" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1411" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1412"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 107:33; 114:1, 3; Isa 42:15; Na 1:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1412" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1412" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2633" data-pid="2633" class="se"></p> <p id="p2634" data-pid="2634" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2204/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 153-157</a></p> <p id="p2635" data-pid="2635" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p891" data-pid="891" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/889/0">ip-2 153-154,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/889/5"> 156-157;</a></p> <p id="p892" data-pid="892" class="sx"></p> <p id="p746" data-pid="746" class="sx"><span class="ni">w45 262</span></p> <p id="p747" data-pid="747" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-3" data-section-citation="023050003023050003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1412" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1413"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 10:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1413" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1413" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2635" data-pid="2635" class="se"></p> <p id="p2636" data-pid="2636" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2205/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 154-156</a></p> <p id="p2637" data-pid="2637" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p892" data-pid="892" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/890/0">ip-2 154;</a></p> <p id="p893" data-pid="893" class="sx"></p> <p id="p747" data-pid="747" class="sx"><span class="ni">w45 262</span></p> <p id="p748" data-pid="748" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-4" data-section-citation="023050004023050004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-405"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2444" data-pid="2444">Or “a well-trained tongue.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-406"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2445" data-pid="2445">Or possibly, “strengthen.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-407"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2446" data-pid="2446">Lit., “with a word.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1413" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1414"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 4:11; Jer 1:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1414" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1414" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1414" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1415"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 7:15, 46</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1415" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1415" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1415" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1416"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 13:54</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1416" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1416" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2637" data-pid="2637" class="se"></p> <p id="p2638" data-pid="2638" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2206/0"><em>“My Follower,”</em> p. 133</a></p> <p id="p2639" data-pid="2639" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2207/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 665</a></p> <p id="p2640" data-pid="2640" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2208/0"><em>God’s Kingdom Rules!,</em> pp. 182-183</a></p> <div id="p2641" data-pid="2641"><p data-pid="2641" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2209/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2641" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2209/0">11/15/2012, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="2641" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2210/0">1/15/2009, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="2641" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2211/0">8/1/1995, pp. 14-15,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2212/0"> 17</a></p> </div><p id="p2642" data-pid="2642" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2213/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 157-159</a></p> <p id="p2643" data-pid="2643" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p893" data-pid="893" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/0">cf 133;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/2"> it-1 665;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/4"> kr 182-183;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/6"> w12 11/15 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/8"> w09 1/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/10"> ip-2 157-159;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/13"> w95 8/1 14-15,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/891/15"> 17;</a></p> <p id="p894" data-pid="894" class="sx"></p> <p id="p748" data-pid="748" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/746/0">w82 6/1 9-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/746/2"> yb74 233;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/746/4"> ad 474;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/746/5"> w61 88;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/746/6"> w60 562;</a><span class="ni"> w45 264</span></p> <p id="p749" data-pid="749" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-5" data-section-citation="023050005023050005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1416" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1417"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 40:6-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1417" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1417" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1417" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1418"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:39; Php 2:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1418" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1418" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2643" data-pid="2643" class="se"></p> <p id="p2644" data-pid="2644" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2214/0"><em>“My Follower,”</em> p. 133</a></p> <p id="p2645" data-pid="2645" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2215/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 664-665</a></p> <div id="p2646" data-pid="2646"><p data-pid="2646" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2216/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2646" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2216/0">11/15/2012, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="2646" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2217/0">1/15/2009, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="2646" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2218/0">8/1/1995, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p2647" data-pid="2647" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2219/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> p. 159</a></p> <p id="p2648" data-pid="2648" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p894" data-pid="894" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/0">cf 133;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/2"> it-1 664;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/4"> w12 11/15 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/6"> w09 1/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/8"> ip-2 159;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/892/10"> w95 8/1 15;</a></p> <p id="p895" data-pid="895" class="sx"></p> <p id="p749" data-pid="749" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/747/0">ad 474;</a><span class="ni"> w45 265</span></p> <p id="p750" data-pid="750" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-6" data-section-citation="023050006023050006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-408"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2447" data-pid="2447">Or “who plucked the beard.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1418" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1419"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:67; Mr 14:65; Lu 22:63; Joh 18:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1419" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1419" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2648" data-pid="2648" class="se"></p> <p id="p2649" data-pid="2649" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2220/0"><em>“My Follower,”</em> pp. 133,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2221/0"> 172</a></p> <p id="p2650" data-pid="2650" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2222/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 146</a></p> <p id="p2651" data-pid="2651" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2223/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 218,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2224/0"> 267,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2225/0"> 429,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2226/0"> 1021</a></p> <p id="p2652" data-pid="2652" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2227/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1030</a></p> <div id="p2653" data-pid="2653"><p data-pid="2653" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2228/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2653" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2228/0">8/2012, p. 19</a></p> </div><div id="p2654" data-pid="2654"><p data-pid="2654" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2229/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2654" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2229/0">8/15/2011, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="2654" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2230/0">1/15/2009, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="2654" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2231/0">10/1/2008, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="2654" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2232/0">8/1/1995, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p2655" data-pid="2655" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2233/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 159-161</a></p> <p id="p2656" data-pid="2656" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p895" data-pid="895" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/0">ijwbq article 146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/4"> cf 133,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/6"> 172;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/8"> it-1 218,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/10"> 267,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/12"> 429,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/14"> 1021;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/16"> it-2 1030;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/18"> g 8/12 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/21"> w11 8/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/23"> w09 1/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/25"> w08 10/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/27"> ip-2 159-161;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/893/30"> w95 8/1 15;</a></p> <p id="p896" data-pid="896" class="sx"></p> <p id="p750" data-pid="750" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/748/0">ad 199,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/748/1"> 308;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/748/2"> w54 511;</a><span class="ni"> w45 265</span></p> <p id="p751" data-pid="751" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-7" data-section-citation="023050007023050007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1419" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1420"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 49:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1420" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1420" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1420" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1421"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eze 3:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1421" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1421" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2656" data-pid="2656" class="se"></p> <p id="p2657" data-pid="2657" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2234/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 802</a></p> <p id="p2658" data-pid="2658" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2235/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> p. 161</a></p> <div id="p2659" data-pid="2659"><p data-pid="2659" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2236/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2659" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2236/0">8/1/1995, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p2660" data-pid="2660" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p896" data-pid="896" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/894/0">it-1 802;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/894/2"> ip-2 161;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/894/4"> w95 8/1 15;</a></p> <p id="p897" data-pid="897" class="sx"></p> <p id="p751" data-pid="751" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020023/749/0">ad 560;</a><span class="ni"> na46 62;</span><span class="ni"> w45 266</span></p> <p id="p752" data-pid="752" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-8" data-section-citation="023050008023050008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-409"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2448" data-pid="2448">Or “contend with.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-410"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2449" data-pid="2449">Or “face each other.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1421" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1422"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 8:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1422" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1422" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2660" data-pid="2660" class="se"></p> <div id="p2661" data-pid="2661"><p data-pid="2661" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2237/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2661" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2237/0">1/15/2009, p. 22</a></p> </div><p id="p2662" data-pid="2662" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2238/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 161-163</a></p> <p id="p2663" data-pid="2663" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p897" data-pid="897" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/895/0">w09 1/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/895/2"> ip-2 161-163;</a></p> <p id="p898" data-pid="898" class="sx"></p> <p id="p752" data-pid="752" class="sx"><span class="ni">na46 62;</span><span class="ni"> w45 267</span></p> <p id="p753" data-pid="753" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-9" data-section-citation="023050009023050009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 50:9</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2663" data-pid="2663" class="se"></p> <div id="p2664" data-pid="2664"><p data-pid="2664" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2239/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="2664" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2239/0">1/15/2009, p. 22</a></p> </div><p id="p2665" data-pid="2665" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2240/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 161-163</a></p> <p id="p2666" data-pid="2666" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p898" 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class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2666" data-pid="2666" class="se"></p> <p id="p2667" data-pid="2667" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204412/2241/0"><em>Isaiah’s Prophecy II,</em> pp. 163-164</a></p> <p id="p2668" data-pid="2668" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p899" data-pid="899" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270023/897/0">ip-2 163-164;</a></p> <p id="p900" data-pid="900" class="sx"></p> <p id="p754" data-pid="754" class="sx"><span class="ni">w45 267</span></p> <p id="p755" data-pid="755" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="23-50-11" data-section-citation="023050011023050011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Isaiah 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class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1412/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1413-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Isa. 50:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 10:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1413-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1413-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/23/50/1413/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1414-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Isa. 50:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span 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vp"><strong>50</strong> </a>This is what Jehovah says:</span></p> <p id="p1530" data-pid="1530" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-1-2" class="v">“Where is the divorce certificate<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1405" data-bid="1406-1" class="b">+</a> of your mother, whom I sent away?</span></p> <p id="p1531" data-pid="1531" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-1-3" class="v">Or to which of my creditors did I sell you?</span></p> <div id="p1532" data-pid="1532"><p data-pid="1532" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-1-4" class="v">Look! It was because of your own errors<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1406" data-bid="1407-1" class="b">+</a> you were sold,</span></p><p data-pid="1532" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-1-5" class="v">And because of your own transgressions your mother was sent away.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1407" data-bid="1408-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p1533" data-pid="1533" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-2-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18780" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>Why, then, was no one here when I came?</span></p> <p id="p1534" data-pid="1534" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-2" class="v">Why did no one answer when I called?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1408" data-bid="1409-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p1535" data-pid="1535"><p data-pid="1535" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-3" class="v">Is my hand too short to redeem,</span></p><p data-pid="1535" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-4" class="v">Or is there no power in me to rescue?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1409" data-bid="1410-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p1536" data-pid="1536"><p data-pid="1536" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-5" class="v">Look! With my rebuke I dry up the sea;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1410" data-bid="1411-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="1536" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-6" class="v">I make rivers a desert.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1411" data-bid="1412-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p1537" data-pid="1537"><p data-pid="1537" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-7" class="v">Their fish rot for lack of water,</span></p><p data-pid="1537" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-2-8" class="v">And they die because of thirst.</span></p> </div><div id="p1538" data-pid="1538"><p data-pid="1538" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-3-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18781" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>I clothe the heavens with gloom,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1412" data-bid="1413-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="1538" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-3-2" class="v">And I make sackcloth their covering.”</span></p> </div><div id="p1539" data-pid="1539"><p data-pid="1539" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-4-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18782" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>The Sovereign Lord Jehovah has given me the tongue of those taught,<a id="footnotesource405" data-fnid="405" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/404">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1413" data-bid="1414-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="1539" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-4-2" class="v">So that I may know how to answer<a id="footnotesource406" data-fnid="406" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/405">*</a> the tired one with the right word.<a id="footnotesource407" data-fnid="407" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/406">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1414" data-bid="1415-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p1540" data-pid="1540"><p data-pid="1540" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-4-3" class="v">He awakens me morning by morning;</span></p><p data-pid="1540" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-4-4" class="v">He awakens my ear to listen like the taught ones.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1415" data-bid="1416-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p1541" data-pid="1541"><p data-pid="1541" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-5-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18783" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>The Sovereign Lord Jehovah has opened my ear,</span></p><p data-pid="1541" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-5-2" class="v">And I was not rebellious.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1416" data-bid="1417-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p1542" data-pid="1542" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-5-3" class="v">I did not turn in the opposite direction.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1417" data-bid="1418-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p1543" data-pid="1543"><p data-pid="1543" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-6-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18784" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>I offered my back to those striking me</span></p><p data-pid="1543" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-6-2" class="v">And my cheeks to those who plucked them bare.<a id="footnotesource408" data-fnid="408" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/407">*</a></span></p> </div><p id="p1544" data-pid="1544" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-6-3" class="v">I did not hide my face from humiliating things and from spit.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1418" data-bid="1419-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p1545" data-pid="1545" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-7-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18785" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>But the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will help me.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1419" data-bid="1420-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p1546" data-pid="1546" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-7-2" class="v">That is why I will not feel humiliated.</span></p> <div id="p1547" data-pid="1547"><p data-pid="1547" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-7-3" class="v">That is why I have set my face like a flint,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1420" data-bid="1421-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="1547" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-7-4" class="v">And I know that I will not be put to shame.</span></p> </div><p id="p1548" data-pid="1548" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-8-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18786" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>The One who declares me righteous is near.</span></p> <p id="p1549" data-pid="1549" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-8-2" class="v">Who can accuse<a id="footnotesource409" data-fnid="409" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/408">*</a> me?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1421" data-bid="1422-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p1550" data-pid="1550" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-8-3" class="v">Let us stand up together.<a id="footnotesource410" data-fnid="410" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/409">*</a></span></p> <p id="p1551" data-pid="1551" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-8-4" class="v">Who has a case against me?</span></p> <p id="p1552" data-pid="1552" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-8-5" class="v">Let him approach me.</span></p> <p id="p1553" data-pid="1553" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-9-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18787" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Look! The Sovereign Lord Jehovah will help me.</span></p> <p id="p1554" data-pid="1554" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-9-2" class="v">Who will pronounce me guilty?</span></p> <p id="p1555" data-pid="1555" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-9-3" class="v">Look! They will all wear out like a garment.</span></p> <p id="p1556" data-pid="1556" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-9-4" class="v">A moth will eat them up.</span></p> <div id="p1557" data-pid="1557"><p data-pid="1557" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18788" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>Who among you fears Jehovah</span></p><p data-pid="1557" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-10-2" class="v">And listens to the voice of his servant?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070127/1422" data-bid="1423-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p1558" data-pid="1558" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-10-3" class="v">Who has walked in deep darkness, without any brightness?</span></p> <p id="p1559" data-pid="1559" class="sz"><span id="v23-50-10-4" class="v">Let him trust in the name of Jehovah and support himself on<a id="footnotesource411" data-fnid="411" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070127/410">*</a> his God.</span></p> <div id="p1560" data-pid="1560"><p data-pid="1560" class="sl"><span id="v23-50-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070127/18789" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>“Look! 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