Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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! New Living Translation He who gives me justice is near. Who will dare to bring charges against me now? Where are my accusers? Let them appear! English Standard Version 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. 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! King James Bible 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 King James Version He is near who justifies Me; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me. New American Standard Bible He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me. NASB 1995 He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me. NASB 1977 He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me. Legacy Standard Bible He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a judgment against Me? Let him approach Me. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible The one who vindicates me is near; who will contend with me? Let us confront each other. Who has a case against me? Let him come near me! Holman Christian Standard Bible The One who vindicates Me is near; who will contend with Me? Let us confront each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him come near 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For he is near who is justifying me; who is condemning? Judging with me, we shall stand as one, or who is my adversary at law, let him come to me! Brenton Septuagint Translation for he that has justified me draws near; who is he that pleads with me? let him stand up against me at the same time: yea, who is he that pleads with me? let him draw nigh to me. Contemporary English Version My protector is nearby; no one can stand here to accuse me of wrong. Douay-Rheims Bible He is near that justifieth me, who will contend with me? let us stand together, who is my adversary? let him come near to me. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The 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! Good News Translation for God is near, and he will prove me innocent. Does anyone dare bring charges against me? Let us go to court together! Let him bring his accusation! International Standard Version The one who vindicates me is near. Who, then, will bring a charge against me? Let's face each other! Who has a case against me? Let him confront me! JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version Near [is] He who is justifying Me, | Who contends with Me? We stand together, who [is] My opponent? Let him come near to Me. Majority 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! New American Bible He who declares my innocence is near. Who will oppose me? Let us appear together. Who will dispute my right? Let them confront me. NET Bible The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me! New Revised Standard Version he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. New Heart English Bible He is near who justifies me; who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Webster's Bible Translation He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together; who is my adversary? let him come near to me. World English Bible He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Young's Literal Translation Near is He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who is mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Servant's Obedience…7Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame. 8The 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! 9Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.… Cross References Romans 8:33 Who will bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Romans 8:34 Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God--and He is interceding for us. Job 13:19 Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. Psalm 119:151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true. Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. Isaiah 41:1 "Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment. Isaiah 43:26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated. Treasury of Scripture He is near that justifies me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is my adversary? let him come near to me. near that Romans 8:32-34 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? … 1 Timothy 3:16 And 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. let us Isaiah 41:1,21 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… 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. Deuteronomy 19:17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; mine adversary. Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 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. Jump to Previous Accuser Adversary Adverse Case Cause Charges Confront Contend Draw Face Judge Justifies Justifieth Justifying Law Nigh Opponent Party Stand TogetherJump to Next Accuser Adversary Adverse Case Cause Charges Confront Contend Draw Face Judge Justifies Justifieth Justifying Law Nigh Opponent Party Stand TogetherIsaiah 50 1. Christ shows Israel's Sin is not to be imputed to him, 2. by his ability to save 5. By his obedience in that work 7. And by his confidence in that assistance 10. An exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves (8) He is near that justifieth--i.e., declares innocent and righteous. Appealing from the unrighteous judges of the earth, the Servant commits himself to Him who judges righteously (Luke 23:46). With that Judge to declare his innocence, what does he care for the accuser? (Comp. Romans 8:33-34.) Who is mine adversary?--Literally, the master of a law-suit, i.e., the prosecutor. Verses 8, 9. - He is near that justifieth me. God, who knows his innocence, is near at hand, and will shortly "make his righteousness clear as the noonday." This was done when God raised up from the dead "the Holy One and the Just" (Acts 3:14). whom cruel men "by wicked hands had crucified and slain" (Acts 2:23). By the resurrection God acquitted Christ of the charge of blasphemy on which he had been condemned, and proclaimed him "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners" (Hebrews 7:26). Who will contend with me? (compare St. Paul's words in Romans 8:33, 34, "It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth?"). God is the sole Judge of all men - of the "Servant" in his human capacity, no less than of others. If he acquits, it is idle for any accuser to stand forth and "contend" or "condemn" (ver. 9). God will help the innocent, whom he has acquitted, and will destroy the accuser by a secret but most sure destruction. The moth shall eat them up (comp. Psalm 39:11, and infra, Isaiah 51:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The One who vindicatesמַצְדִּיקִ֔י (maṣ·dî·qî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous Me is near. קָרוֹב֙ (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix will dare to contend יָרִ֥יב (yā·rîḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with Me? אִתִּ֖י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Let us confront נַ֣עַמְדָה (na·‘am·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations each other! יָּ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix has a case against Me? מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י (miš·pā·ṭî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Let him approach יִגַּ֥שׁ (yig·gaš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach Me! אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Isaiah 50:8 NIVIsaiah 50:8 NLT Isaiah 50:8 ESV Isaiah 50:8 NASB Isaiah 50:8 KJV Isaiah 50:8 BibleApps.com Isaiah 50:8 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 50:8 Chinese Bible Isaiah 50:8 French Bible Isaiah 50:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 50:8 He is near who justifies me (Isa Isi Is) |
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