The Meaning of Isaiah 50:8 Explained

Isaiah 50:8

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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: He is near that justifieth me: who will contend with me? let us stand together; who is mine adverse party? let him draw near unto me.

ASV: He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

Discover Isaiah 50:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 50:8?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 50:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 50:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 50:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[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. 

What does Isaiah 50:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 50:1-11 - Help For Those Who Trust In Him
It is impossible for God to put away the soul that clings to Him in penitence and faith. Heaven and earth may be searched, but no bill of divorce can be found. See Deuteronomy 24:1. And He sends His great servant, our Lord, of whom this chapter is full, to deliver and assure our trembling faith.
Notice the difference in Isaiah 50:4, between the Authorized Version and the Revised Version which reads, Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary"¦. He wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught. This quality of teachableness was primarily true of Jesus. It was the habit of His human life to listen to the secret teaching of the Father, breathed into His heart. See John 8:28; John 8:40. So also must we allow ourselves to be wakened by Him, each morning, that we also may know how to help men more efficiently and tenderly.
From the first, Jesus knew that He must die. See Mark 10:34. But He did not turn back. See Hebrews 10:5, etc. Was not His choice abundantly vindicated? The Father who justified Him was always near, John 8:29. See John 16:22. Let us who may be walking in darkness learn from our King to stay ourselves on God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 50

1  Christ shows Israel's Sin is not to be imputed to him,
2  by his ability to save
5  By his obedience in that work
7  And by his confidence in that assistance
10  An exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves

What do the individual words in Isaiah 50:8 mean?

[He is] near who justifies Me who will contend with Me let us stand together who [is] my adversary My adversary let him come near Me
קָרוֹב֙ מַצְדִּיקִ֔י מִֽי־ יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד מִֽי־ בַ֥עַל ؟ מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽי

קָרוֹב֙  [He  is]  near 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
מַצְדִּיקִ֔י  who  justifies  Me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: צָדַק  
Sense: to be just, be righteous.
יָרִ֥יב  will  contend 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רִיב  
Sense: to strive, contend.
אִתִּ֖י  with  Me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
נַ֣עַמְדָה  let  us  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
יָּ֑חַד  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
מִֽי־  who  [is] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: מִי  
Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
בַ֥עַל  my  adversary 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּעַל 
Sense: owner, husband, lord.
؟ מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י  My  adversary 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
יִגַּ֥שׁ  let  him  come  near 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
אֵלָֽי  Me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).

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