Lexicon :: Strong's H7379 - rîḇ

and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)

He named the place Massah[fn] and Meribah[fn] because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not? ”

“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

“But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?

“If a case is too difficult for you ​— ​concerning bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults ​— ​cases disputed at your city gates, then go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

“the two people in the dispute are to stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and judges in authority at that time.

“Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in[fn] every dispute and case of assault.

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

Then Jephthah said to them, “My people and I had a bitter conflict with the Ammonites. So I called for you, but you didn’t deliver me from their power.

“May the LORD be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver[fn] me from you.”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. The LORD brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.”

Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, “What city are you from? ” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

He added, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land. Then anyone who had a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would make sure he received justice.”

You have freed me from the feuds among my people;

you have preserved me as head of nations;

a people I had not known serve me.

Jehoshaphat also appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and priests and some of the Israelite family heads for deciding the LORD’s will and for settling disputes of the residents of[fn] Jerusalem.

“For every dispute that comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities ​— ​whether it regards differences of bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, or judgments ​— ​you are to warn them, so they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come on you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.

Hear now my argument,

and listen to my defense.[fn]

I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

If only I had someone to hear my case!

Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.

Let my Opponent compose his indictment.

A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain

and constant distress in his bones,

You have freed me from the feuds among the people;

you have appointed me the head of nations;

a people I had not known serve me.

You hide them in the protection of your presence;

you conceal them in a shelter

from human schemes,

from quarrelsome tongues.

Wake up and rise to my defense,

to my cause, my God and my Lord!

[fn]Vindicate me, God, and champion my cause

against an unfaithful nation;

rescue me from the deceitful and unjust person.

Lord, confuse[fn] and confound their speech,[fn]

for I see violence and strife in the city;

Rise up, God, champion your cause!

Remember the insults

that fools bring against you all day long.

Champion my cause and redeem me;

give me life as you promised.

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but one slow to anger calms strife.

Better a dry crust with peace

than a house full of feasting with strife.

To start a conflict is to release a flood;

stop the dispute before it breaks out.

A fool’s lips lead to strife,

and his mouth provokes a beating.

The first to state his case seems right

until another comes and cross-examines him.

Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,

but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

for the LORD will champion their cause

and will plunder those who plunder them.

for their Redeemer is strong,

and he will champion their cause against you.

Make your case with your opponent

without revealing another’s secret;

A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his

is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,

so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

For the churning of milk produces butter,

and twisting a nose draws blood,

and stirring up anger produces strife.

Your rulers are rebels,

friends of thieves.

They all love graft

and chase after bribes.

They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,

and the widow’s case never comes before them.

For the LORD has a day of vengeance,

a time of paying back Edom

for its hostility against Zion.

Be sure that all who are enraged against you

will be ashamed and disgraced;

those who contend with you

will become as nothing and will perish.

“Submit your case,” says the LORD.

“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.

“You fast with contention and strife

to strike viciously with your fist.

You cannot fast as you do today,

hoping to make your voice heard on high.

But, LORD of Armies, who judges righteously,

who tests heart[fn] and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for I have presented my case to you.

Woe is me, my mother,

that you gave birth to me,

a man who incites dispute and conflict

in all the land.

I did not lend or borrow,

yet everyone curses me.

LORD of Armies, testing the righteous

and seeing the heart[fn] and mind,

let me see your vengeance on them,

for I have presented my case to you.

“The tumult reaches to the ends of the earth

because the LORD brings a case against the nations.

He enters into judgment with all humanity.

As for the wicked, he hands them over to the sword —

this is the LORD’s declaration.