Isaiah 50:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 50:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 50:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 50:2 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 50:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 50:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 50:2
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 50:2: wherefore, answer, hand
“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. How hast...: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee? Pharez: that is A breach”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 50:2: wherefore, came, called
“But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 50:2: came, hand, deliver
“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 50:2: rebuke, dry, sea
“I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 50:2: dry, make, rivers
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