Isaiah 50:7

Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The speaker addresses his audience immediately after detailing his submission to physical abuse and public scorn in Isaiah 50:6. He grounds his composure in divine assistance rather than personal resilience.

The words — The Hebrew term יַֽעֲזָר־ (ya.'a.zor-) denotes active divine assistance, while נִכְלָמְתִּי (nikh.La.me.ti) literally means "I have been humiliated" or "disgraced." The syntax directly ties God's helping action to the speaker's refusal to be shamed.

The thread — The declaration that divine aid removes fear appears in Hebrews 13:6, which explicitly cites the Lord as helper. The theme of steadfast resolve under opposition connects to Ezekiel 3:8 and the call to take courage in John 16:33.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to anchor personal endurance in external divine support rather than internal willpower. It demands acceptance that shame is avoided only through promised vindication, not through self-protection.

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The Hebrew words

וַאדֹנָ֤יva./do.Naiand/ [the] Lord יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahweh יַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-he helpsלִ֔יL/i<to>/ meעַל־'al-there-כֵּ֖ןken-fore לֹ֣אlo'not נִכְלָ֑מְתִּיnikh.La.me.tiI have been humiliated עַל־'al-there-כֵּ֞ןken-fore שַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiI have made פָנַי֙fa.Na/iface/ my כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁka./cha.la.Mishlike <the>/ flint וָאֵדַ֖עva./'e.Da'and/ I have perceived כִּי־ki-that לֹ֥אlo'not אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃'e.Vo.oshI will be put to shame

King James Version

For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Ezekiel 3:8 Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
Psalms 89:21 My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
Luke 9:51 As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
1 Peter 4:16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
Isaiah 49:8 This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.