Isaiah 50:8
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
צָדַק
tsâdaq
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
רִיב
rîyb
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
צַר
tsar
narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Key Terms in This Verse
צָדַק tsâdaq
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Study H6663 →רִיב rîyb
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Study H7378 →צַר tsar
narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
Study H6862 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →Cross References
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Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
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Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
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