Isaiah 50 · Verse 9

Isaiah 50:9

Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Isaiah 50:9, King James Version

Isaiah 50:9 in other translations

BSBSurely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.
WEBBehold, the Lord GOD will help me! Who is he who will condemn me? Behold, they will all grow old like a garment. The moths will eat them up.
ASVBehold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
YLTLo, the Lord Jehovah giveth help to me, Who is he that declareth me wicked? Lo, all of them as a garment wear out, A moth doth eat them.
DARBYBehold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Behold, they all shall grow old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
BBESee, the Lord God is my helper; who will give a decision against me? truly, all of them will become old like a robe; they will be food for the worm.
WebsterBehold the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

What does Isaiah 50:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. (Compare "deal," or "proper," Is 52:13, Margin; Is 53:10; Psa 118:6; Jr 23:5). as a garment--(Is 51:6, 8; Psa 102:26). A leading constituent of wealth in the East is change of raiment, which is always liable to the inroads of the moth; hence the frequency of the image in Scripture.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9

As Jesus was God and man in one person, we find him sometimes speaking, or spoken of, as the Lord God; at other times, as man and the servant of Jehovah. He was to declare the truths which comfort the broken, contrite heart, those weary of sin, harassed with afflictions. And as the Holy Spirit was upon him, that he might speak as never man spake; so the same Divine influence daily wakened him to pray, to preach the…

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Isaiah 50:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֵ֣ןhenhere!H2005
אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3069
יַֽעֲזָר\־ya.'a.zor-he helpsH5826
לִ֔יLi<to> me
מִי\־mi-who?H4310
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niwill he condemn as guilty meH7561
הֵ֤ןhenthere!H2005
כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of themH3605
כַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedlike <the> garmentH899
יִבְל֔וּyiv.Luthey will wear outH1086
עָ֖שׁ'ashmothH6211
יֹאכְלֵֽם\׃yo.khe.Lemit will eat themH398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 50:9

  • Job 13:28

    And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

  • Hebrews 1:11-12

    They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  • Psalms 102:26

    They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Psalms 39:11

    When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

  • Isaiah 51:6-8

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they all.
51:6-8; Job 13:28; Ps 39:11; 102:26; Heb 1:11,12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 50:9

    Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

  • Isaiah 50:10

    Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

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Isaiah 50:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí que el Señor Jehová me ayudará; ¿quién hay que me condene? He aquí que todos ellos como ropa de vestir se envejecerán; los comerá polilla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, le Seigneur l’ Éternel m’aidera: qui me condamnera? Voici, ils vieilliront tous comme un vêtement, la teigne les dévorera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, der Herr, Jehova, wird mir helfen: wer ist es, der mich für schuldig erklären könnte? Siehe, allesamt werden sie zerfallen wie ein Kleid, die Motte wird sie fressen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce Dominus Deus auxiliator meus; quis est qui condemnet me? Ecce omnes quasi vestimentum conterentur; tinea comedet eos.