Isaiah 3:13
The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.
BSB
ASV
Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
KJV
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
(Ver. 13, 14.) The Lord stands to judge: and he stands to judge the people. The Lord will come to judgment with the elders of his people, and with his princes. The people, who were deceived because of their simplicity and lack of knowledge, are still called the people of God: and therefore they are judged, that they may be saved.
The Lord standeth up - To “stand up” may mean the same as to “arise.” God would not sit in silence and see their wicked conduct; but he would come forth to inflict on them exemplary and deserved chastisement. To plead - To “litigate,” to contend with, that is, to condemn, to inflict punishment.
The walk8
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Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
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This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
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Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
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The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
“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.
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