Isaiah 50:8

Isaiah 50:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against me? Let us face each other! Who is my accuser? Let him confront me!
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He is near who justifies Me; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me.

Context of Isaiah 50:8

6I turned My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting. 7For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I have not been ashamed or humiliated. Therefore, I have made My face like flint, And I know that I shall not be put to shame. He who declares Me in the right is near; Who will [dare to] contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who is My adversary? Let him approach Me. 9In fact, the Lord God helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]? Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment; The moth will eat them. 10Who is among you who fears the Lord, Who obeys the voice of His Servant, Yet who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.

Isaiah 50:8 word by word

קָרוֹב֙ מַצְדִּיקִ֔י מִֽי־יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד מִֽי־בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• that justifiethצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• me; who will contendרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• with me? let us standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• mine adversaryמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• mine adversaryבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167
• let him come nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066

Cross-references for Isaiah 50:8

• Romans 8:32He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
• 1 Timothy 3:16And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness: He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh, Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
• Isaiah 41:1“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands, And let the nations gain their strength; Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].
• Exodus 22:9For every offense involving property, whether it concerns ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any piece of lost property, which another identifies as his, the case of both parties shall come before the judges [who act in God’s name]. Whomever the judges pronounce guilty shall pay double to his neighbor.
• Deuteronomy 19:17then both parties to the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office at that time.
• Job 23:3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might [even] come to His seat!
• Matthew 5:25Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison.
• Zechariah 3:1Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.
• Revelation 12:10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom (dominion, reign) of our God, and the authority of His Christ have come; for the accuser of our [believing] brothers and sisters has been thrown down [at last], he who accuses them and keeps bringing charges [of sinful behavior] against them before our God day and night.

Commentaries on Isaiah 50:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Who will contend with me - The Bodleian MS. and another add the word הוא hu ; יריב הוא מי mi hu yarib, as in the like phrase in the next verse; and in the very same phrase Job 13:19, and so likewise in many other places, Job 17:3; Job 41:1. Sometimes on the like occasions it is זה מי mi zeh, and זה הוא מי mi hu zeh, "Who is this one?" The word has probably been lost out of the present text; and the reading of the MSS. above mentioned seems to be genuine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He is near that justifieth me - That is, God, who will vindicate my character, and who approves what I do, does not leave nor forsake me, and I can with confidence commit myself and my cause to him (see the note at Isaiah 49:4). The word justify here is not used in the sense in which it is often in the Scriptures, to denote the act by which a sinner is justified before God, but in the proper, judicial sense, that he would declare him to be righteous; he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 As Jesus was God and man in one person, we find him sometimes speaking, or spoken of, as the Lord God; at other times, as man and the servant of Jehovah. He was to declare the truths which comfort the broken, contrite heart, those weary of sin, harassed with afflictions. And as the Holy Spirit was upon him, that he might speak as never man spake; so the same Divine influence daily wakened him to pray, to preach the gospel, and to receive and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The One who vindicates Me is near: God defends those who suffer for following his will. Vindication is an act of God where he lifts up those wrongly shamed and punishes the wicked, proud, and arrogant (see also 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9). confront … a case against Me: Trust in God’s vindication removes fear and strengthens faith (see Romans 8:31–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Is 49:4). The believer, by virtue of his oneness with Christ, uses the same language (Psa 138:8; Ro 8:32-34). But "justify" in His case, is God's judicial acceptance and vindication of Him on the ground of His own righteousness (Lu 23:44-47; Ro 1:4; 1Ti 3:16, with which compare 1Pe 3:18); in their case, on the ground of His righteousness and meritorious death imputed to them (Ro 5:19). stand together--in judgment, to try the issue…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 50:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Justification
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Adversary
• Isaiah
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Saviour
• Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh

Commentaries on Isaiah 50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings