Isaiah 50:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Behold, the Lord God will help me - cf. Isaiah 52:13, margin; Isaiah 53:10; Psalms 118:6; Jeremiah 23:5).

Who (is) he (that) shall condemn me? - (Romans 8:34.)

They all shall wax old as a garment - (Isaiah 51:6; Isaiah 51:8; Psalms 102:26.) A leading constituent of wealth in the East in change of clothing, which is always liable to the inroads of the moth: hence, the frequency of the image in Scripture.

Isaiah 50:9

9 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.