Isaiah 50:8

At hand, is one who can justify me. Who will contend with me? let, us stand forth together,—Who can accuse me? let him draw near to me!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Because, My Lord, Yahweh, would help me, Therefore was I not deterred by insult,—Therefore did I set my face like flint, And I knew that I should not be put to shame.

9Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, will help me, Who is he that shall prove me lawless? Lo! they all, as a garment, shall fall to pieces, the moth shall consume them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:17then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh,—before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;

Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find him! I would come even unto his dwelling-place;

Isaiah 41:21Bring near your contention, Saith Yahweh,—Advance your defences, Saith the King of Jacob:

Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me, Joshua the high priest, standing before the messenger of Yahweh,—and, the Accuser, standing at his right hand, to accuse him.

Romans 8:32He, at least, who his own Son did not spare, but in behalf of us all delivered him up, how shall he not also, with him, all things upon us in favour bestow?

Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying—Now, hath come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; because the accuser of our brethren hath been cast out, who was accusing them before our God day and night;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 50:5-10

Work and Sufferings of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. 6 I 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. 7 For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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