Isaiah 3:13

Isaiah 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people.

Context of Isaiah 3:13

11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve. 12Now children are cruel to my people and women rule over them. My people, your leaders lead you in the wrong direction. They cannot show you what is right. The Lord stands up to judge his people. He will decide how to punish them. 14He comes to judge the leaders and rulers of his people. He says to them, ‘You have destroyed my vineyard. You have robbed the poor people and you have stored their things in your own houses. 15What are you leaders doing? You should not hurt my people. You should not be cruel to the poor people, as if you are pushing their faces into the dirt.’ The Lord Almighty has said this.

Isaiah 3:13 word by word

נִצָּ֥ב לָרִ֖יב יְהוָ֑ה וְעֹמֵ֖ד לָדִ֥ין עַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• standeth upנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• to pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• and standethעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• to judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:13

• Psalms 12:5But the Lord says: ‘Now I will do something! I know the cruel things that wicked people do to poor people. When weak people cry with pain, I hear them. So I will make them safe, as they want me to do for them.’
• Proverbs 22:221. Do not cheat poor people just because they are poor. Do not attack helpless people in court.
• Proverbs 23:1010. Never move a stone that has always shown the border of someone's land. Do not take for yourself the fields of people who have no family to help them.
• Hosea 4:1Israelites, listen to the Lord's message! The Lord accuses the people who live in Israel of these bad things: ‘Nobody in the land of Israel is faithful. They have no true love. They do not want to know God.
• Micah 6:2Listen, you mountains. Hear this, you strong places that have always been there deep in the earth. The Lord has a quarrel with Israel's people. Hear the reasons why the Lord is angry with you, his people.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The people "His people" - עמו ammo, Septuagint.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Lord standeth up - To “stand up” may mean the same as to “arise.” God would not sit in silence and see their wicked conduct; but he would come forth to inflict on them exemplary and deserved chastisement. To plead - To “litigate,” to contend with, that is, to condemn, to inflict punishment.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is sinful to disregard the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Lord is both the prosecutor and the supreme judge in this trial against his people. A prosecutor is someone who brings charges in court. A judge is the one who decides the case. In this passage, the Lord fills both roles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. standeth up--no longer sitting in silence. plead--indignant against a wicked people (Is 66:16; Eze 20:35).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings