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he rises to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD takes his place in court and presents his case against his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh takes His stand to contend, And stands to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD rises to contend, And stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD is ready to accuse and judge all nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD takes his place in the courtroom. He stands to judge his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is ready to state his case; he is ready to judge his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is taking his place to argue his case; he's standing up to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH has stood up to plead, "" And He is standing to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah stood up to contend and he stood to judge the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD rises to accuse, stands to try his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD rises to argue his case; he stands to judge the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD stands up to plead, and stands to judge his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH stands to judge and he stands to judge his people<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD standeth up to plead, And standeth to judge the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But now the Lord will stand up for judgement, and will enter into judgement with his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=678" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">A Judgment Against Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: niṣ·ṣāḇ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">arises</a> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: lā·rîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">to contend;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·‘ō·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He stands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1777.htm" title="1777: lā·ḏîn (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To judge. Or duwn; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. Sail direct.">to judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Psalm 82:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a></span><br />Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Joel 3:12</a></span><br />Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4</a></span><br />He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35-36</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10</a></span><br />Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7-8</a></span><br />But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. / He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD stands up to plead, and stands to judge the people.</p><p class="hdg">standeth up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22,23</a></b></br> Rob not the poor, because he <i>is</i> poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10,11</a></b></br> Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-9.htm">Court</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-6.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-2.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-16.htm">Stood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Court</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Stood</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD arises to contend;</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine intervention where God takes an active role in addressing the issues among His people. In the context of Isaiah, this is a period of moral and spiritual decline in Judah. The term "arises" suggests a shift from patience to action, emphasizing God's readiness to address injustice and sin. This is consistent with other instances in the Old Testament where God "arises" to defend or judge, such as in <a href="/psalms/68.htm">Psalm 68:1</a>, where God arises and His enemies are scattered. The use of "contend" implies a legal dispute, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God acts as both prosecutor and judge.<p><b>He stands to judge the people.</b><br>The imagery of God standing signifies authority and readiness to execute judgment. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a judge would stand to pronounce a verdict, underscoring the seriousness of the situation. This phrase highlights God's role as the ultimate judge, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible, including in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/james/4-12.htm">James 4:12</a>). The "people" here refers to the nation of Judah, but it can also be seen as a broader reference to all humanity under God's moral law. This judgment is not only punitive but also corrective, aiming to bring the people back to righteousness. The prophetic nature of this passage foreshadows the final judgment, where Christ, as the ultimate judge, will separate the righteous from the unrighteous (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as a judge rising to contend with His people. His role as judge emphasizes His authority and righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing the nation that has strayed from God's commandments and is now facing His judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers His message. Isaiah's role is to communicate God's impending judgment and call the people to repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_scene.htm">Judgment Scene</a></b><br>The imagery of a courtroom where God stands as both prosecutor and judge, highlighting the seriousness of Israel's transgressions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God is portrayed as a righteous judge who arises to contend with His people. This reminds us of His holiness and the seriousness of sin. We must recognize that God’s judgments are always just and rooted in His perfect character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of God standing to judge serves as a call to repentance. It is a reminder for believers to examine their lives and turn back to God, seeking His mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a></b><br>Just as Israel was held accountable for their actions, we too are accountable to God. This should encourage us to live lives that are pleasing to Him, knowing that we will one day stand before His judgment seat.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The passage underscores God's sovereignty over nations and individuals. It reassures us that God is in control and that His purposes will ultimately prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_euphrates_river_drying.htm">Where would we be without the Lord's support?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_45_7_contradict_evil's_origin.htm">If Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates both light and darkness, does this contradict other passages suggesting evil originates solely from humanity or Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_isaiah_3_1-3's_event.htm">Isaiah 3:1-3: How can we verify a historical event where God supposedly removes all forms of leadership and resources without clear archaeological evidence of sudden societal collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_won't_the_angel_reveal_his_name.htm">In Judges 13:17-18, why does the angel refuse to give his name, raising questions about authenticity and origin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The Lord standeth up to plead </span>. . .--The people may think that the prophet is their censor. He bids them know that Jehovah is their true accuser and their judge. "<span class= "ital">Ye,</span>" he says, with all the emphasis of a sudden change of person, as if turning, as he spoke, to the nobles and elders, "<span class= "ital">ye </span>have devoured the vineyard, <span class= "ital">ye </span>have spoiled the poor." (Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/5-1.htm" title="Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:">Isaiah 5:1-8</a>; <a href="/context/proverbs/30-12.htm" title="There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.">Proverbs 30:12-14</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord standeth up to plead</span>. The <span class="accented">great</span> sin of the time was oppression of the poor by the rich, and especially by the rulers (<a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15, 17, 21</a>). In noticing this, the prophet, to give more weight to his denunciation, introduces Jehovah as standing up, and coming forward on the popular side, to plead the people's cause, and remonstrate with their oppressors. There is great force in this sudden entrance on the scene of Jehovah himself, as Pleader and Judge. <span class="cmt_word">And... judge the people</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the peoples</span>. Primarily, Israel is God's care; but he does not stop at this point. All the nations of the earth are also under his protection. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arises</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצָּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·ṣāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to contend;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרִ֖יב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7378.htm">Strong's 7378: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He stands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹמֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to judge</span><br /><span class="heb">לָדִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḏîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1777.htm">Strong's 1777: </a> </span><span class="str2">A straight course, sail direct</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:13 Yahweh stands up to contend and stands (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>