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href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/43.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Lead out those who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes, and are deaf, yet have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes, and are deaf, yet have ears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Bring my people together. They have eyes and ears, but they can't see or hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Bring the people who are blind but still have eyes, the people who are deaf but still have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God says, "Summon my people to court. They have eyes, but they are blind; they have ears, but they are deaf! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Bring out the people who are blind, yet still have eyes, who are deaf, yet still have ears!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought out a blind people who have eyes, "" And deaf ones who have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people, and there are eyes; and the deaf, and ears to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lead forth the people who are blind and have eyes, who are deaf and have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lead out the people, blind though they have eyes, deaf though they have ears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bring out the blind people who have eyes and do not see, and have ears and are deaf<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, And the deaf that have ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I have brought forth the blind people; for <i>their</i> eyes are alike blind, and they that have ears are deaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9448" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Israel's Only Savior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Bring out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">a people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">who have</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·na·yim (Conj-w:: N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ‘iw·wêr (Adj-ms) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">but are blind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·na·yim (Conj-w:: N-fd) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">and who have ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/2795.htm" title="2795: wə·ḥê·rə·šîm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- Deaf. From charash; deaf.">but are deaf.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a></span><br />This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18</a></span><br />‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” / Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Psalm 115:5-6</a></span><br />They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-16.htm">Psalm 135:16-17</a></span><br />They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm">Proverbs 20:12</a></span><br />Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9</a></b></br> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18-20</a></b></br> Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18-20</a></b></br> They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; <i>and</i> their hearts, that they cannot understand… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-20.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Shut</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Shut</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Bring out a people</b><br>This phrase calls for the gathering of a specific group, likely referring to the Israelites. Historically, the Israelites were often called out by God for a purpose, such as being His chosen people (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>). This calling out can also be seen as a summons to witness or testify, a common theme in Isaiah where God calls His people to be witnesses to His power and faithfulness (<a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a>).<p><b>who have eyes but are blind</b><br>The reference to having eyes but being blind is a metaphor for spiritual blindness. Despite having the ability to see physically, the people are unable to perceive or understand God's truth and works. This blindness is often attributed to idolatry and disobedience (<a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18-20</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus frequently addressed spiritual blindness, particularly among the Pharisees (<a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a>), highlighting the need for spiritual insight and understanding.<p><b>and who have ears but are deaf</b><br>Similar to the previous phrase, this refers to spiritual deafness. The people have the ability to hear but fail to listen to God's voice and commandments. This deafness is a recurring issue in the Old Testament, where the Israelites often ignored the prophets' warnings (<a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus often used the phrase "He who has ears, let him hear" (<a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Matthew 11:15</a>) to emphasize the importance of truly listening and understanding His teachings. This phrase underscores the need for a responsive and obedient heart to God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's message. They are often depicted as spiritually blind and deaf due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Isaiah 43</a> includes the impending Babylonian exile, a significant event where the Israelites were taken captive due to their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>Just as physical sight and hearing are crucial for navigating the world, spiritual sight and hearing are essential for understanding God's will and purpose. We must seek God to open our eyes and ears to His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>The call to bring out the blind and deaf is an invitation to repentance. Acknowledge areas of spiritual blindness and seek God's forgiveness and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a></b><br>Despite Israel's spiritual blindness, God remains sovereign and gracious, offering redemption and restoration. Trust in His ability to transform and renew.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>The church is called to be a light to those who are spiritually blind and deaf, sharing the gospel and living out the truth of God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Regularly examine your spiritual condition. Are there areas where you are blind or deaf to God's leading? Pray for discernment and clarity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_isaiah_35's_promises_conflict_with_other_prophecies.htm">Do the promises of restoration in Isaiah 35 conflict with other biblical prophecies about judgment and desolation of the land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_get_baptized.htm">What does 'Not Known, Not Heard' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_harden_hearts_in_isaiah_6_9-10.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10 - How does a just God justify hardening people's hearts so they cannot understand or repent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_fourfold_witness.htm">What is the concept of the Fourfold Witness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Bring forth the blind people . . .</span>--The command comes abruptly, as from a Divine voice, and is, as it were, a reversed echo of <a href="/context/isaiah/42-18.htm" title="Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see.">Isaiah 42:18-20</a>. There Israel saw but did not observe, had eyes and yet was blind. Here the blind and deaf--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the heathen, or the Israel that had fallen into heathenism--are spoken of as having capacities for sight and hearing which will one day be developed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-13.</span> - A RENEWED CHALLENGE TO THE NATIONS. The nations are once more challenged (comp. <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1, 21-26</a>) to set forth the claims of their gods against those of Jehovah. Israel is summoned on the one hand (ver. 8); the nations on the other (ver. 9). What prophecy can the nations produce, either old or new? The Israelites can abundantly witness on behalf of Jehovah (ver. 10). Jehovah adds a further witness of himself (vers. 11-13). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bring forth the blind people that have eyes</span>. A tribunal is supposed to have been prepared, before which the contending parties are summoned to appear and plead. Israel is first summoned, as "a blind people that have eyes;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> a people long blind (<a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7, 18, 19</a>), who have now, to some extent, recovered their sight (<a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Isaiah 32:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>), and are ready to witness for God. Next, the nations are summoned (see the following verse). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Bring out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹצִ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘am-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who have</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but are blind,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִוֵּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘iw·wêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5787.htm">Strong's 5787: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and who have ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but are deaf.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֵרְשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥê·rə·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2795.htm">Strong's 2795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deaf</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:8 Bring out the blind people who have (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>