Isaiah 50:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.”

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BSBPD

“Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, the Lord Jehovah giveth help to me, Who <FI>is<Fi> he that declareth me wicked? Lo, all of them as a garment wear out, A moth doth eat them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 50:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 13:19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
  2. Job 13:28So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
  3. Psalms 39:11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
  4. Psalms 54:6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
  5. Psalms 102:26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
  6. Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  7. Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
  8. Isaiah 51:8For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”
  9. Hebrews 1:11They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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