Isaiah 50:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

[He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.

Complete Jewish Bible:

My vindicator is close by; let whoever dares to accuse me appear with me in court! Let whoever has a case against me step forward!

Berean Standard Bible:

The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!

American Standard Version:

He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

He is near{H7138} that justifieth{H6663} me; who will contend{H7378} with me? let us stand{H5975} together{H3162}: who is mine adversary{H1167}{H4941}? let him come near{H5066} to me.

Cross-References (KJV):

Romans 8:32

  • He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Romans 8:34

  • Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Isaiah 41:1

  • ¶ Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Revelation 12:10

  • And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

Isaiah 41:21

  • ¶ Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 43:26

  • Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Exodus 22:9

  • For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

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Commentary for Isaiah 50:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7138
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָרוֹב
    Transliteration: qârôwb
    Pronunciation: kaw-robe'
    Description: or קָרֹב; from קָרַב; near (in place, kindred or time); allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).
  2. Strong's Number: H6663
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָדַק
    Transliteration: tsâdaq
    Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'
    Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
  3. Strong's Number: H7378
    There are 59 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רִיב
    Transliteration: rîyb
    Pronunciation: reeb
    Description: or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
  4. Strong's Number: H5975
    There are 495 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָמַד
    Transliteration: ʻâmad
    Pronunciation: aw-mad'
    Description: a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
  5. Strong's Number: H3162
    There are 139 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יַחַד
    Transliteration: yachad
    Pronunciation: yakh'-ad
    Description: from יָחַד; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly; alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.
  6. Strong's Number: H1167
    There are 78 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּעַל
    Transliteration: baʻal
    Pronunciation: bah'-al
    Description: from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
  7. Strong's Number: H4941
    There are 406 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט
    Transliteration: mishpâṭ
    Pronunciation: mish-pawt'
    Description: from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
  8. Strong's Number: H5066
    There are 112 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָגַשׁ
    Transliteration: nâgash
    Pronunciation: naw-gash'
    Description: a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back; (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.