reeb
or ruwb {roob}; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e.
grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a
controversy; (by implication) to defend:--adversary, chide,
complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke,
strive, X thoroughly.
And the herdmen [07462] of Gerar [01642] did strive [07378] with Isaac's [03327] herdmen [07462], saying [0559], The water [04325] is ours: and he called [07121] the name [08034] of the well [0875] Esek [06230]; because they strove [06229] with him.Esek: that is, Contention
And they digged [02658] another [0312] well [0875], and strove [07378] for that also: and he called [07121] the name of it [08034] Sitnah [07856].Sitnah: that is, Hatred
And he removed [06275] from thence, and digged [02658] another [0312] well [0875]; and for that they strove [07378] not: and he called [07121] the name of it [08034] Rehoboth [07344]; and he said [0559], For now [06258] the Lord [03068] hath made room [07337] for us, and we shall be fruitful [06509] in the land [0776].Rehoboth: that is Room
And Jacob [03290] was wroth [02734], and chode [07378] with Laban [03837]: and Jacob [03290] answered [06030] and said [0559] to Laban [03837], What is my trespass [06588]? what is my sin [02403], that thou hast so hotly pursued [01814] after me [0310]?
Wherefore the people [05971] did chide [07378] with Moses [04872], and said [0559], Give [05414] us water [04325] that we may drink [08354]. And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto them, Why chide [07378] ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt [05254] the Lord [03068]?
And if men [0582] strive [07378] together, and one [0376] smite [05221] another [07453] with a stone [068], or [0176] with his fist [0106], and he die [04191] not, but keepeth [05307] his bed [04904]:another: or, his neighbour
And the people [05971] chode [07378] with Moses [04872], and spake [0559], saying [0559], Would God that [03863] we had died [01478] when our brethren [0251] died [01478] before [06440] the Lord [03068]!
This is [01992] the water [04325] of Meribah [04809]; because the children [01121] of Israel [03478] strove [07378] with the Lord [03068], and he was sanctified [06942] in them.Meribah: that is, Strife
And of Levi [03878] he said [0559], Let thy Thummim [08550] and thy Urim [0224] be with thy holy [02623] one [0376], whom thou didst prove [05254] at Massah [04532], and with whom thou didst strive [07378] at the waters [04325] of Meribah [04809];
And Joash [03101] said [0559] unto all that stood [05975] against him, Will ye plead [07378] for Baal [01168]? will ye save [03467] him? he that will plead [07378] for him, let him be put to death [04191] whilst it is yet morning [01242]: if he be a god [0430], let him plead [07378] for himself, because one hath cast down [05422] his altar [04196].
Therefore on that day [03117] he called [07121] him Jerubbaal [03378], saying [0559], Let Baal [01168] plead [07378] against him, because he hath thrown down [05422] his altar [04196].Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal pleadJerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead
And the men [0376] of Ephraim [0669] said [0559] unto him, Why hast thou [04100] served [06213] us thus [01697], that thou calledst [07121] us not, when thou wentest [01980] to fight [03898] with the Midianites [04080]? And they did chide [07378] with him sharply [02394].Why…: Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto ussharply: Heb. strongly
And now art thou any thing better [02896] than Balak [01111] the son [01121] of Zippor [06834], king [04428] of Moab [04124]? did he ever [07378] strive [07378] against Israel [03478], or did he ever [03898] fight [03898] against them,
And it shall be, when their fathers [01] or their brethren [0251] come [0935] unto us to complain [07378], that we will say [0559] unto them, Be favourable [02603] unto them for our sakes: because we reserved [03947] not to each man [0376] his wife [0802] in the war [04421]: for ye did not give [05414] unto them at this time [06256], that ye should be guilty [0816].Be favourable…: or, Gratify us in them
The adversaries [07378] of the Lord [03068] shall be broken to pieces [02865]; out of heaven [08064] shall he thunder [07481] upon them: the Lord [03068] shall judge [01777] the ends [0657] of the earth [0776]; and he shall give [05414] strength [05797] unto his king [04428], and exalt [07311] the horn [07161] of his anointed [04899].
And Saul [07586] came [0935] to a city [05892] of Amalek [06002], and laid wait [0693] [07378] in the valley [05158].laid…: or, fought
The Lord [03068] therefore be judge [01781], and judge [08199] between me and thee, and see [07200], and plead [07378] my cause [07379], and deliver [08199] me out of thine hand [03027].deliver: Heb. judge
And when David [01732] heard [08085] that Nabal [05037] was dead [04191], he said [0559], Blessed [01288] be the Lord [03068], that hath pleaded [07378] the cause [07379] of my reproach [02781] from the hand [03027] of Nabal [05037], and hath kept [02820] his servant [05650] from evil [07451]: for the Lord [03068] hath returned [07725] the wickedness [07451] of Nabal [05037] upon his own head [07218]. And David [01732] sent [07971] and communed [01696] with Abigail [026], to take [03947] her to him to wife [0802].
Then I consulted [04427] with myself [03820], and I rebuked [07378] the nobles [02715], and the rulers [05461], and said [0559] unto them, Ye exact [05375] [05383] [05378] usury [04855], every one [0376] of his brother [0251]. And I set [05414] a great [01419] assembly [06952] against them.I consulted…: Heb. my heart consulted in me
Then contended [07378] I with the rulers [05461], and said [0559], Why is the house [01004] of God [0430] forsaken [05800]? And I gathered them together [06908], and set [05975] them in their place [05977].place: Heb. standing
Then I contended [07378] with the nobles [02715] of Judah [03063], and said [0559] unto them, What evil [07451] thing [01697] is this that ye do [06213], and profane [02490] the sabbath [07676] day [03117]?
And I contended [07378] with them, and cursed [07043] them, and smote [05221] certain [0582] of them, and plucked off their hair [04803], and made them swear [07650] by God [0430], saying, Ye shall not give [05414] your daughters [01323] unto their sons [01121], nor take [05375] their daughters [01323] unto your sons [01121], or for yourselves.cursed: or, reviled
If he will [02654] contend [07378] with him, he cannot answer [06030] him one [0259] of a thousand [0505].
I will say [0559] unto God [0433], Do not condemn [07561] me; shew [03045] me wherefore thou contendest [07378] with me.
Will ye accept [05375] his person [06440]? will ye contend [07378] for God [0410]?
Who is he that will plead [07378] with me? for now, if I hold my tongue [02790], I shall give up the ghost [01478].
Will he plead [07378] against [05978] me with his great [07230] power [03581]? No; but he would put [07760] strength in me.
Why dost thou strive [07378] against him? for he giveth not account [06030] of any of his matters [01697].he giveth…: Heb. he answereth not
Shall he that contendeth [07378] with the Almighty [07706] instruct [03250] him? he that reproveth [03198] God [0433], let him answer [06030] it.
Plead [07378] my cause, O Lord [03068], with them that strive [03401] with me: fight [03898] against them that fight [03898] against me.
Judge [08199] me, O God [0430], and plead [07378] my cause [07379] against an ungodly [02623] [03808] nation [01471]: O deliver [06403] me from the deceitful [04820] and unjust [05766] man [0376].ungodly: or, unmercifulthe deceitful…: Heb. a man of deceit and iniquity
Arise [06965], O God [0430], plead [07378] thine own cause [07379]: remember [02142] how the foolish man [05036] reproacheth [02781] thee daily [03117].
He will not always [05331] chide [07378]: neither will he keep [05201] his anger for ever [05769].
Plead [07378] my cause [07379], and deliver [01350] me: quicken [02421] me according to thy word [0565].
Strive [07378] not with a man [0120] without cause [02600], if he have done [01580] thee no harm [07451].
For the Lord [03068] will plead [07378] their cause [07379], and spoil [06906] the soul [05315] of those that spoiled [06906] them.
For their redeemer [01350] is mighty [02389]; he shall plead [07378] their cause [07379] with thee.
Go not forth [03318] hastily [04118] to strive [07378], lest thou know not what to do [06213] in the end [0319] thereof, when thy neighbour [07453] hath put thee to shame [03637].
Debate [07378] thy cause [07379] with thy neighbour [07453] himself; and discover [01540] not a secret [05475] to another [0312]:a secret…: or, the secret of
Learn [03925] to do well [03190]; seek [01875] judgment [04941], relieve [0833] the oppressed [02541], judge [08199] the fatherless [03490], plead [07378] for the widow [0490].relieve: or, righten
The Lord [03068] standeth up [05324] to plead [07378], and standeth [05975] to judge [01777] the people [05971].
In measure [05432], when it shooteth forth [07971], thou wilt debate [07378] with it: he stayeth [01898] his rough [07186] wind [07307] in the day [03117] of the east wind [06921].it shooteth…: or, thou sendest it forthhe…: or, when he removeth it with
Woe [01945] unto him that striveth [07378] with his Maker [03335]! Let the potsherd [02789] strive with the potsherds [02789] of the earth [0127]. Shall the clay [02563] say [0559] to him that fashioneth [03335] it, What makest [06213] thou? or thy work [06467], He hath no hands [03027]?
But thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Even the captives [07628] of the mighty [01368] shall be taken away [03947], and the prey [04455] of the terrible [06184] shall be delivered [04422]: for I will contend [07378] with him that contendeth [03401] with thee, and I will save [03467] thy children [01121].captives: Heb. captivity
He is near [07138] that justifieth [06663] me; who will contend [07378] with me? let us stand [05975] together [03162]: who is mine adversary [04941] [01167]? let him come near [05066] to me.mine…: Heb. the master of my cause?
Thus saith [0559] thy Lord [0113] the Lord [03068], and thy God [0430] that pleadeth [07378] the cause of his people [05971], Behold, I have taken out [03947] of thine hand [03027] the cup [03563] of trembling [08653], even the dregs [06907] of the cup [03563] of my fury [02534]; thou shalt no more [03254] drink it again [08354]:
For I will not contend [07378] for ever [05769], neither will I be always [05331] wroth [07107]: for the spirit [07307] should fail [05848] before [06440] me, and the souls [05397] which I have made [06213].
Wherefore I will yet plead [07378] with you, saith [05002] the Lord [03068], and with your children's [01121] children [01121] will I plead [07378].
Wherefore will ye plead [07378] with me? ye all have transgressed [06586] against me, saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
Righteous [06662] art thou, O Lord [03068], when I plead [07378] with thee: yet let me talk [01696] with thee of thy judgments [04941]: Wherefore doth the way [01870] of the wicked [07563] prosper [06743]? wherefore are all they happy [07951] that deal very [0899] treacherously [0898]?talk…: or, reason the case with thee
Their Redeemer [01350] is strong [02389]; the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034]: he shall throughly [07378] plead [07378] their cause [07379], that he may give rest [07280] to the land [0776], and disquiet [07264] the inhabitants [03427] of Babylon [0894].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will plead [07378] thy cause [07379], and take vengeance [05358] for thee [05360]; and I will dry up [02717] her sea [03220], and make her springs [04726] dry [03001].
O Lord [0136], thou hast pleaded [07378] the causes [07379] of my soul [05315]; thou hast redeemed [01350] my life [02416].
Plead [07378] with your mother [0517], plead [07378]: for she is not my wife [0802], neither am I her husband [0376]: let her therefore put away [05493] her whoredoms [02183] out of her sight [06440], and her adulteries [05005] from between her breasts [07699];
Yet let no man [0376] strive [07378], nor reprove [03198] another [0376]: for thy people [05971] are as they that strive [07378] with the priest [03548].
When Ephraim [0669] saw [07200] his sickness [02483], and Judah [03063] saw his wound [04205], then went [03212] Ephraim [0669] to the Assyrian [0804], and sent [07971] to king [04428] Jareb [07378] [03377]: yet could [03201] he not heal [07495] you, nor cure [01455] you of your wound [04205].king Jareb: or, the king of Jareb: or, the king that should plead
Thus hath the Lord [0136] God [03069] shewed [07200] unto me: and, behold, the Lord [0136] God [03069] called [07121] to contend [07378] by fire [0784], and it devoured [0398] the great [07227] deep [08415], and did eat up [0398] a part [02506].
Hear [08085] ye now what the Lord [03068] saith [0559]; Arise [06965], contend [07378] thou before the mountains [02022], and let the hills [01389] hear [08085] thy voice [06963].before: or, with
I will bear [05375] the indignation [02197] of the Lord [03068], because I have sinned [02398] against him, until he plead [07378] my cause [07379], and execute [06213] judgment [04941] for me: he will bring me forth [03318] to the light [0216], and I shall behold [07200] his righteousness [06666].