Isaiah 50:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 41:1 : 1 Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on `to' power, They come nigh, then they speak, `Together -- to judgment we draw near.'
  • Rom 8:32-34 : 32 He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us? 33 Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God `is' He that is declaring righteous, 34 who `is' he that is condemning? Christ `is' He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us.
  • Rev 12:10 : 10 And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, `Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night;
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
  • Exod 22:9 : 9 for every matter of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his; unto God cometh the matter of them both; he whom God doth condemn, he repayeth double to his neighbour.
  • Deut 19:17 : 17 then have both the men who have the strife stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who are in those days,
  • Job 23:3-7 : 3 O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat, 4 I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill `with' arguments. 5 I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me. 6 In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth `it' in me. 7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
  • Isa 41:21 : 21 Bring near your cause, saith Jehovah, Bring nigh your mighty ones, saith the king of Jacob.
  • Isa 43:26 : 26 Cause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.
  • Zech 3:1-9 : 1 And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him. 2 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: `Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?' 3 And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger. 4 And he answereth and speaketh unto those standing before him, saying: `Turn aside the filthy garments from off him.' And he saith unto him, `See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass away from off thee, so as to clothe thee with costly apparel.' 5 He also said, `Let them set a pure diadem on his head. And they set the pure diadem on his head, and clothe him with garments. And the messenger of Jehovah is standing, 6 and the messenger of Jehovah doth protest to Joshua, saying: 7 `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: If in My ways thou dost walk, And if My charge thou dost keep, Then also thou dost judge My house, And also thou dost keep My courts, And I have given to thee conductors among these standing by. 8 Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type `are' they,) For lo, I am bringing in My servant -- a Shoot. 9 For lo, the stone that I put before Joshua, On one stone `are' seven eyes, Lo, I am graving its graving, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have removed the iniquity of that land in one day. 10 In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Ye do call, each unto his neighbour, Unto the place of the vine, And unto the place of the fig-tree!'
  • Matt 5:25 : 25 `Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

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  • 9Lo, the Lord Jehovah giveth help to me, Who `is' he that declareth me wicked? Lo, all of them as a garment wear out, A moth doth eat them.

  • Job 13:18-19
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    18Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.

    19Who `is' he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.

  • 7And the Lord Jehovah giveth help to me, Therefore I have not been ashamed, Therefore I have set my face as a flint, And I know that I am not ashamed.

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    6In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth `it' in me.

    7There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

  • 8Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

  • 2I say unto God, `Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive `with' me.

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    1By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

    2Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,

  • Job 33:9-10
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    9`Pure `am' I, without transgression, Innocent `am' I, and I have no iniquity.

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  • 19If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?

  • 5If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;

  • 9The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.

  • 16Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?

  • Jer 20:10-11
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    10For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear `is' round about: `Declare, and we declare it,' All mine allies are watching `for' my halting, `Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him.'

    11And Jehovah `is' with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.

  • 24Therefore -- the affirmation of the Lord -- Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries, And I am avenged of Mine enemies,

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    5Pollution to me -- if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.

    6On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

    7As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.

  • 12For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear `it', He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.

  • 10None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who `is' he before Me stationeth himself?

  • 2Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

  • 10My shield `is' on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

  • 7Jehovah `is' for me among my helpers, And I -- I look on those hating me.

  • 15Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

  • 4Lo, God `is' a helper to me, The Lord `is' with those supporting my soul,

  • 32But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.

  • 20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

  • 5If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.

  • 5Near `is' My righteousness, Gone out hath My salvation and Mine arms, Peoples they judge, on Me isles do wait, Yea, on Mine arm they do wait with hope.

  • 24Only in Jehovah, said hath one, Have I righteousness and strength, Unto Him he cometh in, And ashamed are all those displeased with Him.

  • 26Cause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.

  • 5Or -- he doth take hold on My strength, He doth make peace with Me, Peace he doth make with Me.

  • 11And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.

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    8Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

  • 8His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?

  • 4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • 5For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

  • 32God! who is girding me `with' strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

  • 48God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

  • 19And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

  • 24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

  • 21And he reasoneth for a man with God, And a son of man for his friend.

  • 21They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done `it', Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.

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    4If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

  • 19Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

  • 47God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,