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I clothe the heavens with darkness
    and cover them with funeral clothing.

God’s faithful servant

The Lord God gave me an educated tongue
    to know how to respond to the weary
    with a word that will awaken them in the morning.[a]
    God awakens my ear in the morning to listen,
    as educated people do.
The Lord God opened my ear;
    I didn’t rebel; I didn’t turn my back.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 50:4 Heb uncertain

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