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.
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The verse 2 is found in chapter 50 of Isaiah. Yahweh responds to the feeling of abandonment by reminding the people that exile did not occur because his power was insufficient. The question about the certificate of divorce shifts responsibility toward the people’s unfaithfulness. God’s creative power over heaven and earth confirms that he can save, but also judge.
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Warum kam ich, und war niemand da? ich rief, und niemand antwortete. Ist meine Hand nun so kurz geworden, daß ich sie nicht erlösen kann? oder ist bei mir keine Kraft, zu erretten? Siehe, mit meinem Schelten mache ich das Meer trocken und mache die Wasserströme zur Wüste, daß ihre Fische vor Wassermangel stinken und Durstes sterben.
Porque vine, y nadie pareció; llamé, y nadie respondió. ¿Ha llegado a acortarse mi mano, para no redimir? ¿no hay en mí poder para librar? He aquí que con mi reprensión hago secar la mar; torno los ríos en desierto, hasta pudrirse sus peces, y morirse de sed por falta de agua.
¿Por qué, cuando vine, no había nadie, y cuando llamé, nadie respondió? ¿Se ha acortado tanto mi mano que no puede rescatar? ¿O no tengo poder para librar? Miren, con mi reprensión seco el mar y convierto los ríos en desierto; sus peces se pudren por falta de agua y mueren de sed.
Je suis venu: pourquoi n'y avait-il personne? J'ai appelé: pourquoi personne n'a-t-il répondu? Ma main est-elle trop courte pour racheter? N'ai-je pas assez de force pour délivrer? Par ma menace, je dessèche la mer, Je réduis les fleuves en désert; Leurs poissons se corrompent, faute d'eau, Et ils périssent de soif.
Perchè, essendo io venuto, non si è trovato alcuno? Ed avendo io chiamato, niuno ha risposto? È forse la mia mano per alcuna maniera accorciata, da non poter riscuotere? O non vi è egli in me forza alcuna, da poter liberare? Ecco, col mio sgridare io secco il mare, io riduco i fiumi in deserto, sì che il pesce loro diventa puzzolente, per mancamento di acqua, essendo morto di sete.
Por que razão vim eu, e ninguém apareceu? Chamei, e ninguém respondeu? Porventura tanto se encolheu a minha mão, que já não possa remir? Ou não há mais força em mim para livrar? Eis que com a minha repreensão faço secar o mar, torno os rios em deserto, até que cheirem mal os seus peixes, porquanto não têm água e morrem de sede.
我來的時候,為何沒有人呢? 我呼喚的時候,為何無人回應呢? 我的膀臂豈是過短、不能救贖嗎? 我豈無拯救之力嗎? 看哪,我一斥責,海就乾了; 我使江河變為曠野, 其中的魚因無水腥臭,乾渴而死。
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