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The concept of witnessing is deeply rooted in the covenantal relationship between God and His people, as well as in the judicial processes of ancient Israel. Old Testament In the Old Testament, witnesses are often associated with legal proceedings. The Mosaic Law required the testimony of two or three witnesses to establish a matter, particularly in cases involving serious accusations such as idolatry or murder. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a> states, "A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." This requirement underscores the importance of corroborated testimony in ensuring justice and preventing false accusations. Witnesses also played a role in covenantal ceremonies. For instance, in <a href="/joshua/24-22.htm">Joshua 24:22</a> , Joshua tells the Israelites, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." Here, the people themselves serve as witnesses to their commitment to God, highlighting the communal aspect of witnessing in the context of faith and obedience. Prophetic Witness The prophets of the Old Testament often served as witnesses to God's word and His covenant with Israel. <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a> declares, "You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He." The prophetic witness involves both the proclamation of God's truth and the call to repentance, serving as a testament to God's ongoing relationship with His people. New Testament In the New Testament, the concept of witnessing takes on a new dimension with the advent of Jesus Christ. The apostles and early Christians are called to be witnesses of Christ's life, death, and resurrection. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> records Jesus' commission to His disciples: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This mandate emphasizes the role of believers in spreading the Gospel and testifying to the transformative power of Christ. The apostolic witness is foundational to the Christian faith, as seen in the writings of the New Testament. The Apostle John, for example, emphasizes the importance of eyewitness testimony in 1 <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-2</a> : "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of life—the life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it." Martyrdom as Witness The Greek word for witness, "martys," is the root of the English word "martyr," reflecting the ultimate testimony of faith through suffering and death. Early Christians who faced persecution and martyrdom were seen as powerful witnesses to the truth of the Gospel. <a href="/revelation/2-13.htm">Revelation 2:13</a> commends the faithfulness of Antipas, "My faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells." Theological Implications The role of witnesses in the Bible extends beyond legal and historical contexts to encompass a theological dimension. Believers are called to bear witness to God's truth, both in word and deed, reflecting His character and purposes in the world. This calling involves a commitment to truth, justice, and the proclamation of the Gospel, as well as a willingness to endure suffering for the sake of Christ. In summary, the concept of witnesses in the Bible is multifaceted, encompassing legal, prophetic, and evangelical dimensions. It underscores the importance of truth, accountability, and the faithful proclamation of God's word throughout the biblical narrative.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5577b.htm">5577b. pseudomartus -- a false witness</a> ... 5577a, 5577b. pseudomartus. 5578 . a false witness. Transliteration: pseudomartus Short Definition: witnesses. Word Origin from ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5577b.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/3144.htm">3144. martus -- a witness</a> ... ear-witness. Word Origin a prim. word Definition a witness NASB Word Usage witness (12), witnesses (23). martyr, witness. Of uncertain ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3144.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3140.htm">3140. martureo -- to bear witness, testify</a> ... 1), speaking well (1), testified (17), testifies (7), testify (25), testifying (5), testimony (5), well spoken (3), witness (1), witnessed (2), witnesses (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3140.htm - 10k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5707.htm">5707. ed -- a witness</a> ... witness. Word Origin from ud Definition a witness NASB Word Usage evidence (1), witness (45), witnesses (23). witness. Contracted ... /hebrew/5707.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/i_the_cloud_of_witnesses.htm">The Cloud of Witnesses</a> ... I THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES. Hebrews xii.1. ... Out from behind our congregation stands in the background a cloud of witnesses in whose presence we meet. ... /.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/i the cloud of witnesses.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/the_apostolic_witnesses.htm">The Apostolic Witnesses</a> ... THE APOSTOLIC WITNESSES. ... The fact to which they witness is all-important for the religion and the hopes of the world. I. First, then, the Witnesses. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the apostolic witnesses.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/christs_witnesses.htm">Christ's Witnesses</a> ... VOLUME II: ST. LUKE Chaps. XIII to XXIV CHRIST'S WITNESSES. 'Ye are witnesses of these things.49. And, behold, I send the promise ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/christs witnesses.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/christs_witnesses.htm">Christ's Witnesses</a> ... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END CHRIST'S WITNESSES. ... It seems to me that to raise up witnesses for Himself is, in one aspect, the very purpose of all Christ's work. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/christs witnesses.htm<a href="/library/edwards/the_expositors_bible_the_epistle_to_the_hebrews/chapter_xiii_a_cloud_of.htm">A Cloud of Witnesses.</a> ... CHAPTER XIII. A CLOUD OF WITNESSES. "By faith ... them. At the close they appear like an overhanging "cloud" of witnesses for God. By ... /.../the expositors bible the epistle to the hebrews/chapter xiii a cloud of.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_before_the_public_denunciation.htm">Whether Before the Public Denunciation Witnesses Ought to be ...</a> ... OF FRATERNAL CORRECTION (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether before the public denunciation witnesses ought to be brought forward? Objection ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether before the public denunciation.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_witnesses_of_the.htm">Whether the Witnesses of the Transfiguration were Fittingly Chosen ...</a> ... OF CHRIST'S TRANSFIGURATION (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the witnesses of the transfiguration were fittingly chosen? Objection 1: It ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the witnesses of the.htm<a href="/library/pamphilius/church_history/chapter_iv_irenaeus_commended_by_the.htm">Iren??us Commended by the Witnesses in a Letter.</a> ... Book V. Chapter IV."Iren??us commended by the Witnesses in a Letter. 1. The same witnesses also recommended Iren??us, [1412] who ... /.../pamphilius/church history/chapter iv irenaeus commended by the.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_holy_virginity_/section_22_and_now_by.htm">And Now by Plainest Witnesses of Divine Scriptures...</a> ... Section 22. And now by plainest witnesses of divine Scriptures? 22. And now by plainest witnesses of divine Scriptures, such as ... //christianbookshelf.org/augustine/of holy virginity /section 22 and now by.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_holy_virginity_/section_32_wherefore_a_few.htm">Wherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My ...</a> ... Section 32. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind? 32. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord ... /.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 32 wherefore a few.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses (69 Occurrences)</a> ...Witnesses (69 Occurrences). ... Matthew 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. (KJV BBE WBS). ... /w/witnesses.htm - 27k<a href="/topical/e/eye-witnesses.htm">Eye-witnesses (4 Occurrences)</a> Eye-witnesses. Eyewitnesses, Eye-witnesses. Ezar . Multi-Version Concordance Eye-witnesses (4 Occurrences). Luke 1:2 ... /e/eye-witnesses.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/w/witness.htm">Witness (295 Occurrences)</a> ... False witnesses were liable to punishment (Deuteronomy 19:16-21). It was also an offence to refuse to bear witness (Leviticus 5:1). Witness of the Spirit. ... /w/witness.htm - 44k<a href="/topical/e/evidence.htm">Evidence (41 Occurrences)</a> ... Matthew 18:16 But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. (See RSV). ... /e/evidence.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/c/confirmed.htm">Confirmed (34 Occurrences)</a> ... Matthew 18:16 But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. (See NAS RSV). ... /c/confirmed.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/w/witnessed.htm">Witnessed (21 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Corinthians 15:15 Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the ... /w/witnessed.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/n/none.htm">None (573 Occurrences)</a> ... Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward, (WEB KJV WEY DBY WBS RSV). ... /n/none.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/r/robes.htm">Robes (124 Occurrences)</a> ... What further need have we of witnesses! ... Mark 14:63 And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses? (BBE). ... /r/robes.htm - 39k<a href="/topical/m/miracle.htm">Miracle (15 Occurrences)</a> ... The credibility of miracles is established by the evidence of the senses on the part of those who are witnesses of them, and to all others by the testimony of ... /m/miracle.htm - 44k<a href="/topical/s/signed.htm">Signed (8 Occurrences)</a> ... (BBE). Jeremiah 32:10 I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. (See NAS RSV NIV). ... /s/signed.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/two-witnesses.html">Who are the two witnesses in the book of Revelation? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jehovahs-Witnesses.html">Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/witnessing-Jehovahs-Witnesses.html">Witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses - what is the key? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Witnesses (69 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18</a> And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/18-16.htm">Matthew 18:16</a> But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Matthew 23:31</a> Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. (KJV BBE WBS)<a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Matthew 26:60</a> and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a> Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/27-13.htm">Matthew 27:13</a> Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you? (BBE)<a href="/mark/13-9.htm">Mark 13:9</a> "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me. (WEY NIV)<a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Mark 14:55</a> Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. (WEB)<a href="/mark/14-57.htm">Mark 14:57</a> Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared, (WEY)<a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Mark 14:60</a> At last the High Priest stood up, and advancing into the midst of them all, asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is the meaning of all this that these witnesses allege against you?" (WEY)<a href="/mark/14-63.htm">Mark 14:63</a> The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-48.htm">Luke 11:48</a> So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build 'their tombs'. (ASV BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/21-13.htm">Luke 21:13</a> And it will be turned to a witness for you. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/24-48.htm">Luke 24:48</a> You are witnesses of these things. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/3-28.htm">John 3:28</a> You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. (See NAS)<a href="/john/15-27.htm">John 15:27</a> And you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the first. (WEY RSV)<a href="/john/18-21.htm">John 18:21</a> Why do you question me? Question those who heard what it was I said to them: these witnesses here know what I said." (WEY)<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/2-32.htm">Acts 2:32</a> This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/3-15.htm">Acts 3:15</a> and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Acts 5:32</a> We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13</a> and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a> They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Acts 10:39</a> We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/10-41.htm">Acts 10:41</a> not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/13-31.htm">Acts 13:31</a> and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">1 Corinthians 15:15</a> Yes, we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn't raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">2 Corinthians 13:1</a> This is the third time I am coming to you. "At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-10.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:10</a> You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">1 Timothy 1:10</a> fornicators, sodomites, slave-dealers, liars and false witnesses; and for whatever else is opposed to wholesome teaching (WEY)<a href="/1_timothy/5-19.htm">1 Timothy 5:19</a> Don't receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">2 Timothy 2:2</a> The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28</a> A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a> Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_john/5-8.htm">1 John 5:8</a> There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement. (BBE RSV)<a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3</a> I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Revelation 11:4</a> "These witnesses are the two olive-trees, and they are the two lamps which stand in the presence of the Lord of the earth. (WEY)<a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a> And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment. (WEY DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Numbers 35:30</a> "'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Deuteronomy 4:26</a> May heaven and earth be my witnesses against you today, that destruction will quickly overtake you, cutting you off from that land which you are going over Jordan to take; your days will not be long in that land, but you will come to a complete end. (BBE NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Deuteronomy 17:6</a> At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/17-7.htm">Deuteronomy 17:7</a> The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a> One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a> Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed: (BBE NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/31-28.htm">Deuteronomy 31:28</a> Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/24-22.htm">Joshua 24:22</a> Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him." They said, "We are witnesses." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Ruth 4:9</a> Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, "You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Ruth 4:10</a> Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">Ruth 4:11</a> All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/10-17.htm">Job 10:17</a> You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation on me. Changes and warfare are with me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalms 27:12</a> Don't deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/34-3.htm">Psalms 34:3</a> O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name. (BBE)<a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalms 35:11</a> Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have wrought evil unto themselves. (See RSV)<a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2</a> and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8</a> The highways are waste, no man is journeying there: the agreement is broken, he has made sport of the towns, he has no thought for man. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9</a> Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled. Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, "That is true." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a> "You are my witnesses," says Yahweh, "With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12</a> I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown; and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses," says Yahweh, "and I am God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Isaiah 43:21</a> Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise. (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a> Don't fear, neither be afraid. Haven't I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don't know any other Rock." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a> Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don't see, nor know, that they may be disappointed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">Jeremiah 6:18</a> So then, give ear, you nations, and ... (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Jeremiah 32:10</a> I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Jeremiah 32:12</a> and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Jeremiah 32:25</a> You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, Buy the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Jeremiah 32:44</a> Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, says Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a> The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven't returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this. 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