Isaiah 43:9

Isaiah 43:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
• New International Version (NIV)All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Which of their gods foretold this and proclaimed to us the former things? Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right, and let them hear and say, It is true.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

Context of Isaiah 43:9

7Bring everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made. 8Bring the people who are blind but still have eyes, the people who are deaf but still have ears. All nations have gathered together, and people have assembled. Who among them could have revealed this? Who among them could have foretold this to us? They should bring their witnesses to prove that they were right. Let the people hear them. Then they will say that it is true. 10“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord. “I have chosen you as my servant so that you can know and believe in me and understand that I am the one ⌞who did this⌟. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me. 11I alone am the Lord, and there is no savior except me.

Isaiah 43:9 word by word

כָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֤י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֤וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let all the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• be gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• and let the peopleלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• be assembledאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• who among them can declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• this, and shewשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• us former thingsרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• let them bring forthנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• that they may be justifiedצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• or let them hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:9

• Isaiah 45:20Come here, you refugees from the nations. Ignorant people carry wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save ⌞anyone⌟.
• Isaiah 48:14Gather together, all of you, and listen. What idol has revealed such things? The Lord loves Cyrus. He will carry out the Lord’s plan against Babylon. He will use his strength against the Babylonians.
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you people. Open your ears, all who live in the world—
• Psalms 50:1The Lord, the only true God, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
• Joel 3:11Hurry from every direction, and gather there, all you nations. O Lord, bring your soldiers.
• Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the Lord. “Bring forward your best arguments,” says Jacob’s king.
• Isaiah 44:7If there is anyone like me, let him say so. Let him tell me what happened when I established my people long ago. Then let him predict what will happen to them.
• Isaiah 46:10From the beginning I revealed the end. From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying, “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.”
• Isaiah 48:5That is why I revealed to you what would happen long ago. I told you about them before they happened. ⌞I did this⌟ so you couldn’t say, “My gods have done these things. My carved idols and my metal idols have commanded them to happen.”
• Isaiah 43:26Remind me ⌞of what happened⌟. Let us argue our case together. State your case so that you can prove you are right.
• Joshua 24:15But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve the Lord.”
• 1 Kings 18:21Elijah stood up in front of all the people and asked them, “How long will you try to have it both ways? If the Lord is God, follow him; if Baal is God, follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Who among them - Seven MSS., three ancient, and the first edition, 1486, with the Syriac and Vulgate, read בכם bechem, who among you, the present reading is preferable.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Let all the nations be gathered together - Let them be assembled to give evidence, or to adduce proofs that their idols are worthy of confidence Isaiah 41:1. Who among them can declare this? - Who among them hath predicted this state of things? Who has foretold the events which are now occurring? It is implied here, that Yahweh had done this, but none of the pagan gods had done it (see the note at Isaiah 41:21). And show us former things - (see the note…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. But God's people know the power of his grace, the sweetness of his comforts, the kind care of his providence, and the truth of his promise. All servants of God can give such an account of what he has wrought in them, and done for them, as may lead others…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13The Lord here called on Israel, his blind servant, to be his star witness in a mock trial against idols and false gods. Israel knew that the Lord alone is God, and the people had experienced his salvation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. who ... can declare this--who among the idolatrous soothsayers hath predicted this; that is, as to Cyrus being the deliverer of Israel? former--predictions, as in Is 42:9 [Maurer]. Or, things that shall first come to pass (see on Is 41:21, 22) [Barnes]. let them bring forth their witnesses--as I do mine (Is 43:10). justified--declared veracious in their pretended prophecies. or--rather, "and"; let men hear their prediction and say, from the event, It…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings