Isaiah 3:13 - Exposition

The Lord standeth up to plead . The great sin of the time was oppression of the poor by the rich, and especially by the rulers ( Isaiah 1:15 , Isaiah 1:17 , Isaiah 1:21 ). In noticing this, the prophet, to give more weight to his denunciation, introduces Jehovah as standing up, and coming forward on the popular side, to plead the people's cause, and remonstrate with their oppressors. There is great force in this sudden entrance on the scene of Jehovah himself, as Pleader and Judge. And … judge the people ; rather, the peoples . Primarily, Israel is God's care; but he does not stop at this point. All the nations of the earth are also under his protection.