50:7 He says: ¹ 

“Listen my people! I am speaking!

Listen Israel! I am accusing you! ² 

I am God, your God!

50:8 I am not condemning ³  you because of your sacrifices,

or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. ⁴ 

50:9 I do not need to take ⁵  a bull from your household

or goats from your sheepfolds.

50:10 For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me,

as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. ⁶ 

50:11 I keep track of ⁷  every bird in the hills,

and the insects ⁸  of the field are mine.

50:12 Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you,

for the world and all it contains belong to me.

50:13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls?

Do I drink the blood of goats? ⁹ 

50:14 Present to God a thank-offering!

Repay your vows to the sovereign One! ¹⁰ 

50:15 Pray to me when you are in trouble! ¹¹ 

I will deliver you, and you will honor me!” ¹² 

50:16 God says this to the evildoer: ¹³ 

“How can you declare my commands,

and talk about my covenant? ¹⁴ 

50:17 For you hate instruction

and reject my words. ¹⁵ 

50:18 When you see a thief, you join him; ¹⁶ 

you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. ¹⁷ 

50:19 You do damage with words, ¹⁸ 

and use your tongue to deceive. ¹⁹ 

50:20 You plot against your brother; ²⁰ 

you slander your own brother. ²¹ 

50:21 When you did these things, I was silent, ²² 

so you thought I was exactly like you. ²³ 

But now I will condemn ²⁴  you

and state my case against you! ²⁵ 

50:22 Carefully consider this, you who reject God! ²⁶ 

Otherwise I will rip you to shreds ²⁷ 

and no one will be able to rescue you.

50:23 Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. ²⁸ 

To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.” ²⁹