Isaiah 50:8
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.
KJV
Juxta est qui justificat me ; quis contradicet mihi ? Stemus simul ; quis est adversarius meus ? accedat ad me.
Vulgate
ὅτι ἐγγίζει ὁ δικαιώσας με· τίς ὁ κρινόμενός μοι; ἀντιστήτω μοι ἅμα· καὶ τίς ὁ κρινόμενός μοι; ἐγγισάτω μοι.
LXX
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.
ASV
קָרוֹב֙ מַצְדִּיקִ֔/י מִֽי יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖/י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד מִֽי בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖/י יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽ/י
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Since, therefore, He has renewed us by the remission of our sins, He has made us after another pattern, that we should possess the soul of children, as if He were creating us anew. For the Scripture saith concerning us, while He speaks to the Son, "Let Us make man after Our image and after Our likeness."
Cross-references
- 1Pet 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- Acts 28:21 — And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
- Isa 41:1 — 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.
- Isa 41:21 — Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
- Isa 43:26 — Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
- Isa 43:26 — Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
- Isa 54:17 — No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteous
- Job 40:2 — Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
- Rev 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 the
- Rom 8:32 — 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?
- Rom 8:33 — Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.