Isaiah 3:13

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

In Context

12As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

14The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

Read all of Isaiah 3

Cross References

Psalms 12:5\12:4\They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

Proverbs 23:10Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

Hosea 4:1Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.

Micah 6:2Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 3:10-16

Judgments Denounced.. ( b. c. 758.) 9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Isaiah 3:13