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50:1  The Powerful One, God, the Lord, has spoken. And He calls the earth from where the sun rises to where the sun goes down.
50:2  God shines from Zion, perfect in beauty.
50:3  May our God come and not keep quiet. A fire burns before Him, and around Him is a powerful storm.
50:4  He calls the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
50:5  “Gather My holy ones to Me, those who have made an agreement with Me by their gifts given on an altar.”
50:6  And the heavens will tell how right and good He is, for God Himself is judge.
50:7  “Listen, O My people, and I will speak. O Israel, I will speak against you. I am God, your God.
50:8  I do not speak sharp words to you for your gifts given on an altar. And your burnt gifts are always before Me.
50:9  I will not take a young bull out of your house, or male goats out of your fields.
50:10  For every animal among the trees is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
50:11  I know every bird of the mountains. And all things that move in the field are Mine.
50:12  If I were hungry, I would not tell you. For the world is Mine, and all that is in it.
50:13  Should I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of male goats?
50:14  Give a gift of thanks on the altar to God. And pay your promises to the Most High.
50:15  Call on Me in the day of trouble. I will take you out of trouble, and you will honor Me.”
50:16  But to the sinful, God says: “What right do you have to tell of My Laws, and take My agreement in your mouth?
50:17  For you hate to be told what to do, and you throw My words behind you.
50:18  When you see a robber, you are pleased with him. And you join those who do sex sins.
50:19  You say bad things with your mouth, and you lie with your tongue.
50:20  You sit and speak against your brother. You talk against your own mother’s son.
50:21  You have done these things, and I have kept quiet. You thought that I was just like you. But I will speak sharp words to you, and tell you who is guilty to your face.
50:22  “Now think about this, you who forget God, or I will tear you in pieces and there will be no one to save you.
50:23  He who gives a gift of thanks honors Me. And to him who makes his way right, I will show him the saving power of God.”