Isaiah 50:9

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

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Study note

Setting — The Servant speaks after challenging adversaries to bring forward accusations, following the preceding verse's call for confrontation.

The words — The Hebrew הֵן (hen) appears twice to signal decisive reality, while יַֽעֲזָר (yaʿăzār) translates literally as "he helps" and יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי (yarshîʿênî) means "will condemn me as guilty."

The thread — The garment decay motif appears in Job 13:28 and Psalm 102:26 to describe mortal frailty, while the promise of divine assistance aligns with Isaiah 41:10.

Why it lands — The text asserts that condemnation cannot stand when the Lord actively intervenes, leaving human opposition to perish like moth-eaten clothing.

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The Hebrew words

הֵ֣ןhenhere!אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahweh יַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-he helpsלִ֔יL/i<to>/ meמִי־mi-who?ה֖וּאhu'he יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E./niwill he condemn as guilty/ me הֵ֤ןhenthere!כֻּלָּם֙ku.La/mall of/ them כַּבֶּ֣גֶדka./Be.gedlike <the>/ garment יִבְל֔וּyiv.Luthey will wear out עָ֖שׁ'ashmoth יֹאכְלֵֽם׃yo.khe.Le/mit will eat/ them

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Job 13:28 So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
Psalms 102:26 They 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.
Isaiah 41:10 Do 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 righteous right hand.
Hebrews 1:11 They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
Psalms 39:11 You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
Isaiah 51:6 Lift 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.