Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate! You, prove to me that you are right!

你要提醒我，你我可以一同辩论；你可以将你的理陈明，自显为义。

你尽管提醒我，让我们来辩论；尽管陈述，自显为义。

你尽管提醒我，让我们来辩论；尽管陈述，自显为义。

你可以提醒我，你我可以理论，你可以提出理由证明自己的清白。

你可以提醒我，我们可以一起辩论；你尽管细说案情，好使你自显为义。

你可以提醒我，让我们一起争讼！你尽管陈述，好自显为义！

你要提醒我，你我可以一同辯論；你可以將你的理陳明，自顯為義。

你儘管提醒我，讓我們來辯論；儘管陳述，自顯為義。

你儘管提醒我，讓我們來辯論；儘管陳述，自顯為義。

你可以提醒我，你我可以理論，你可以提出理由證明自己的清白。

你可以提醒我，我們可以一起辯論；你儘管細說案情，好使你自顯為義。

你儘管使我記得：你我可以一同辯訴呀；你儘可以陳明，以便自證為對啊。

你可以提醒我，讓我們一起爭訟！你儘管陳述，好自顯為義！

爾其使我追憶、互相辯論、陳爾之事、或可稱義、

爾其與我辯論、追溯厥初、以明己之善焉。

爾提醒我、我與爾相辨、爾陳爾事、顯爾為是、

Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence.

But let us go to court together. Remind me of what you have done. State your case. Prove to me that you are not guilty.

Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right.

Let us review the situation together, and you can present your case to prove your innocence.

Remind me. Let’s argue the case together. Recount the facts, so that you may be vindicated.

Meet Me in court, let’s argue our case together; State your cause, so that you may be proved right.

Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.

Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth thy cause, that thou mayest be justified.

Take Me to court; let us argue our case together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified.

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the LORD.“ Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

“ Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

All nations gather together, the peoples assemble. Who among them announced this? Who predicted earlier events for us? Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right; let them listen and affirm,‘ It is true.’

“ Indeed, I am completely unworthy– how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.I have spoken once, but I cannot answer; twice, but I will say no more.”

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

But Jesus said to them,“ You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.

Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?

But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“ And who is my neighbor?”

“ Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate!

and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

“ This is what the sovereign LORD says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.

I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see,” says the Lord GOD.“ How can you say,‘ I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.’ Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say,‘ It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets.They say to a wooden idol,‘ You are my father.’ They say to a stone image,‘ You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘ Come and save us!’But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them save you when you are in trouble. The sad fact is that you have as many gods as you have towns, Judah.“ Why do you try to refute me? All of you have rebelled against me,” says the LORD.“ It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion.”You people of this generation, listen to what the LORD says.“ Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say,‘ We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?’Does a young woman forget to put on her jewels? Does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted.“ My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!Even your clothes are stained with the lifeblood of the poor who had not done anything wrong; you did not catch them breaking into your homes. Yet, in spite of all these things you have done,you say,‘ I have not done anything wrong, so the LORD cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say,‘ I have not committed any sin.’

But you said,‘ I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”

The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.“ Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers– or even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘ God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering!