Isaiah 3:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The Lord has taken his place to contend, he stands to judge his people.

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

“Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

Psalm 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thy cause; remember how the impious scoff at thee all the day!

Psalm 82:1

God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Isaiah 51:22

Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;

Isaiah 66:16

For by fire will the Lord execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

Joel 3:12

Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.

Micah 6:1

Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

Micah 6:2

Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.