Isaiah 50:8
Strong's Lexicon
The One who vindicates
מַצְדִּיקִ֔י (maṣ·dî·qî)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6663: 1) to be just, be righteous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to have a just cause, be in the right 1a2) to be justified 1a3) to be just (of God) 1a4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) 1b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified 1c) (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to do or bring justice (in administering law) 1d2) to declare righteous, justify 1d3) to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 1d4) to make righteous, turn to righteousness 1e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself

Me is near.
קָרוֹב֙ (qā·rō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7138: 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship

Who
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will dare to contend
יָרִ֥יב (yā·rîḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7378: 1) to strive, contend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strive 1a1a) physically 1a1b) with words 1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 1a3) to make complaint 1a4) to quarrel 1b) (Hiphil) to contend against

with Me ?
אִתִּ֖י (’it·tî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Let us confront
נַ֣עַמְדָה (na·‘am·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

each other !
יָּ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3162: n m 1) union, unitedness adv 2) together, altogether, all together, alike

Who
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

בַ֥עַל (ḇa·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1167: 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) 1f) lord (used of foreign gods)

has a case against Me ?
מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י (miš·pā·ṭî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

Let him approach
יִגַּ֥שׁ (yig·gaš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5066: 1) to draw near, approach 1a) (Qal) to draw or come near 1a1) of humans 1a1a) of sexual intercourse 1a2) of inanimate subject 1a2a) to approach one another 1b) (Niphal) to draw near 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring 1d) (Hophal) to be brought near 1e) (Hithpael) to draw near

Me !
אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!

Young's Literal Translation
Near [is] He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who [is] mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The One who vindicates Me is near; who will contend with Me? Let us confront each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him come near Me!

New American Standard Bible
He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me.

King James Bible
[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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against me? Let us face each other! Who is my accuser? Let him confront me!

New Living Translation
He who gives me justice is near. Who will dare to bring charges against me now? Where are my accusers? Let them appear!

English Standard Version
He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.

New American Standard Bible
He who vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The One who vindicates Me is near; who will contend with Me? Let us confront each other. Who has a case against Me? Let him come near Me!

International Standard Version
The one who vindicates me is near. Who, then, will bring a charge against me? Let's face each other! Who has a case against me? Let him confront me!

NET Bible
The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

American Standard Version
He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

English Revised Version
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

Young's Literal Translation
Near is He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who is mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me.
















Cross References
Romans 8:33
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

Romans 8:34
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Job 13:19
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Psalm 119:151
Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 41:1
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Isaiah 43:26
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Isaiah 45:25
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
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