Isaiah 3:13
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
Isaiah 3:13 in other translations
| BSB | The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. |
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| WEB | The LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples. |
| ASV | Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples. |
| YLT | Jehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples. |
| DARBY | Jehovah setteth himself to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples. |
| BBE | The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge. |
| Webster | The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. |
What does Isaiah 3:13 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 3:10-15
The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is…
Isaiah 3:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 3:13
- Micah 6:2
Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
- Hosea 4:1-2
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
- Psalms 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
- Proverbs 22:22-23
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
- Proverbs 23:10-11
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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Context
- Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
- Isaiah 3:13
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
- Isaiah 3:14
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 3:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jehová está en pie para litigar, y está para juzgar los pueblos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel se tient là pour plaider, et il est debout pour juger les peuples. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova steht da, um zu rechten; und er tritt auf, um die Völker zu richten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Stat ad judicandum Dominus, et stat ad judicandos populos. |