Isaiah 50:9

Isaiah 50:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
• New International Version (NIV)It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the Lord God helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely the Lord God will help Me; Who is he who will condemn Me? Indeed they will all grow old like a garment; The moth will eat them up.

Context of Isaiah 50:9

7The Almighty Lord helps me. That is why I will not be ashamed. I have set my face like a flint. I know that I will not be put to shame. 8The one who pronounces me innocent is near. Who will bring a case against me? Let us confront each other! Who accuses me? Let him confront me! The Almighty Lord helps me. Who will find me guilty? They will all wear out like a garment. Moths will eat them. 10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God. 11But all of you light fires and arm yourselves with flaming torches. So walk in your own light and among the torches you have lit. This is what you will receive from me: You will be tormented.

Isaiah 50:9 word by word

הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ יַֽעֲזָר־לִ֔י מִי־ה֖וּא יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי הֵ֤ן כֻּלָּם֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד יִבְל֔וּ עָ֖שׁ יֹאכְלֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• will helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• shall condemnרָשַׁעrâsha‛ · be wickedH7561
• me? lo, they all shall wax oldבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• as a garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• the mothעָשׁ‛âsh ‛ăsab · mothH6211
• shall eat them upאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Isaiah 50:9

• Isaiah 51:6Look at the sky. Look at the earth below. The sky will vanish like smoke. The earth will wear out like clothing, and those who live there will die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will never fail.
• Job 13:28I am like worn-out wineskins, like moth-eaten clothes.
• Psalms 39:11With stern warnings you discipline people for their crimes. Like a moth you eat away at what is dear to them. Certainly, everyone is like a whisper in the wind. Selah
• Psalms 102:26They will come to an end, but you will still go on. They will all wear out like clothing. You will change them like clothes, and they will be thrown away.
• Hebrews 1:11They will come to an end, but you will live forever. They will all wear out like clothes.

Commentaries on Isaiah 50:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord God will help me - (See Isaiah 50:7). In the Hebrew this is, The Lord Jehovah,‘ as it is in Isaiah 50:7 also, and these are among the places where our translators have improperly rendered the word יהוה yehovâh (Jehovah) by the word God.‘ Who is he that shall condemn me? - If Yahweh is my advocate and friend, my cause must be right. Similar language is used by the apostle Paul: If God be for us, who can be against us?‘ Romans 8:31; and in Psalm…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. 9Who is there to condemn Me?: This question expects the answer, “No one!” The servant is confident that no one can prove him guilty. This statement points forward to the New Testament teaching about justification (God declaring a person to be right with him). Paul speaks about this in Romans 8:31–35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (Compare "deal," or "proper," Is 52:13, Margin; Is 53:10; Psa 118:6; Jr 23:5). as a garment--(Is 51:6, 8; Psa 102:26). A leading constituent of wealth in the East is change of raiment, which is always liable to the inroads of the moth; hence the frequency of the image in Scripture.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 50:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Life
• Moth
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• Moth
• 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