Lexicon :: Strong's H7378 - rîḇ

Then Jacob became angry and argued with Laban. And he said to Laban, “What is my fault? What is my sin that you pursued me like this?

“If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

Of Levi he said,

“Your [fn]Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron],

Whom You tested and proved at Massah,

With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

And the men of [the tribe of] Ephraim said to Gideon, “What is this thing that you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight with Midian?” And they quarreled with him vehemently.

“The adversaries of the LORD will be broken to pieces;

He will thunder against them in the heavens,

The LORD will judge the ends of the earth;

And He will give strength to His [fn]king,

And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach [suffered] at the hand of Nabal and has kept His servant from [retaliating with] evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, proposing to take her as his wife.

“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,

He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!

Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

“Will you show partiality for Him [and be unjust to me so that you may gain favor with Him]?

Will you contend and plead for God?

“Who will argue and contend with me?

For then I would be silent and die.

“Would He contend against me with His great power?

No, surely He would give attention to me.

“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants

When they filed a complaint against me,

“Why do you complain against Him?

That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

A Psalm of David.

Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;

Fight against those who fight against me.

Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation.

O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;

Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.

He will not always strive with us,

Nor will He keep His anger forever.

Plead my cause and redeem me;

Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.

Do not quarrel with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

For the LORD will plead their case

And take the life of those who rob them.

For their Redeemer is strong and mighty;

He will plead their case against you.

Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];

Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]

When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?

Learn to do good.

Seek justice,

Rebuke the ruthless,

Defend the fatherless,

Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].

The LORD rises to contend,

And stands to judge the people.

You contended with them by exile, by driving them away [from Canaan];

He has expelled them with His fierce wind on the day of the east wind.

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—

A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!

Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?

Indeed, this is what the LORD says,

“Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away,

And the tyrant’s spoils of war will be rescued;

For I will contend with your opponent,

And I will save your children.

He who declares Me in the right is near;

Who will [dare to] contend with Me?

Let us stand up to each other;

Who is My adversary?

Let him approach Me.

So says your Lord, the LORD, who is also your God

Who pleads the cause of His people,

“Listen carefully, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering and intoxication,

The cup of My wrath;

You shall never drink it again.

“For I will not contend forever,

Nor will I always be angry;

For [if I did stay angry] the spirit [of man] would grow weak before Me,

And the breath of those whom I have created.

“Therefore I will still contend (struggle) with you [by bringing judgment on you],” says the LORD,

“And I will contend with your children’s children.”

“Why do you complain and contend with Me?

You have all rebelled (transgressed) against Me,” says the LORD.