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Isaiah 50:8

The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] nearH7138 →
מַצְדִּיקִ֔יmatz.di.Ki[the one who] justifies meH6663 →
מִֽי־mi-who?H4310 →
יָרִ֥יבya.Rivwill he contendH7378 →
אִתִּ֖י'i.Tiwith meH854 →
נַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahlet us standH5975 →
יָּ֑חַדYa.chadtogetherH3162 →
מִֽי־mi-who?H4310 →
בַ֥עַלVa.'al[is] [the] master ofH1167 →
מִשְׁפָּטִ֖יmish.pa.Ticase myH4941 →
יִגַּ֥שׁyi.Gashlet him draw nearH5066 →
אֵלָֽי׃'e.Laito meH413 →

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Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Romans 8:32–34He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”Isaiah 41:1“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.Acts 28:21The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.Zechariah 3:1–10Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.Exodus 22:9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.Deuteronomy 19:17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.Job 23:3–7If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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