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 gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7For the Lord Yhwh will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 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. 9Behold, the Lord Yhwh 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. 10Who is among you that feareth Yhwh, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of Yhwh, and stay upon his God.

Isaiah 50:8 word by word

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

• 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 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?
• 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• Isaiah 41:1Keep 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.
• Exodus 22:9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, 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.
• Deuteronomy 19:17Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yhwh, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
• Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
• Matthew 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
• Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yhwh, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
• Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused 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