Isaiah 3:13

WEB

¹³The LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

KJV

¹³The LORD^[+] standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

BSB

¹³The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

FBV

¹³The Lord stands up to prosecute his case. The Lord stands up to judge the people.

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Extra References

Micah 6:2

²Hear, you mountains, the LORD’s indictment, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a case against his people, and he will contend with Israel.

¹Hear the LORD’s word, you children of Israel, for the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. ²There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

Proverbs 22:22-23

²²Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; ²³for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

Psalms 12:5

⁵“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

Proverbs 23:10-11

¹⁰Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless, ¹¹for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.