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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, &#8220It is true.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/isaiah/43.htm">New Living Translation</a> Gather the nations together! Assemble the peoples of the world! Which of their idols has ever foretold such things? Which can predict what will happen tomorrow? Where are the witnesses of such predictions? Who can verify that they spoke the truth? <a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses so that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, “It is true.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a> All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, &#8220It is true.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a> All the nations have gathered together In order that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, “It is true.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And make us hear the former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, “It is true.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them (the idolaters) can predict this [that Judah would return from captivity] And proclaim to us the former events? Let them provide their witnesses so that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say [in acknowledgement], “It is the truth.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled. Who among them can declare this, and tell us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate themselves, so that people may hear and say, “It is true.” <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled. Who among them can declare this, and tell us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate themselves, so that people may hear and say, &#8220It is true."&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</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, It is truth. <a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Tell everyone of every nation to gather around. None of them can honestly say, "We told you so!" If someone heard them say this, then tell us about it now. <a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a> Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a> Summon the nations to come to the trial. Which of their gods can predict the future? Which of them foretold what is happening now? Let these gods bring in their witnesses to prove that they are right, to testify to the truth of their words. <a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a> Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled. "Who is there among them who can declare this, or announce the former things? Let them produce their witnesses to prove them right, and let them proclaim so people will say, 'It's true.' <a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a> 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.' <a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</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." <a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Let all the nations be collected, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. <a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> All the nations have been gathered together, "" And the peoples are assembled, "" Who among them declares this, "" And causes us to hear former things? They give their witnesses, "" And they are declared righteous, "" And they hear and say, “Truth.” <a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> All the nations have been gathered together, And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declareth this, And former things causeth us to hear? They give their witnesses, And they are declared righteous, And they hear and say, 'Truth.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Gather all nations together, and people shall be collected: who among them shall announce this, and will they cause us to hear former things? shall they give their witnesses, and be justified? and will they hear, and say, Truth?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are gathered: who among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, let them be justified, and hear, and say: It is truth. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All the nations have been assembled together, and the tribes have been collected. Who among you will announce this, and who will cause us to listen to the things that are first? Let them present their witnesses. Let them act justly, and listen, and say: “It is true.” <a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a> Let all the nations gather together, let the peoples assemble! Who among them could have declared this, or announced to us the earlier things? Let them produce witnesses to prove themselves right, that one may hear and say, “It is true!” <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them declared this, and foretold to us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to justify them, and let them hear and say, “It is true.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Let all the peoples be gathered together and let all the nations be assembled; who among you can declare this and show us the former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses that they may be justified; or let them hear and say, It is truth. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> All the nations shall be gathered as one and the peoples shall be gathered. Who is among you who will show this, and we will hear the former things? Let them bring their witnesses and they will be justified, also we will hear and we will speak in truth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> All the nations are gathered together, And the peoples are assembled; Who among them can declare this, And announce to us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; And let them hear, and say: 'It is truth.' <a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Israel's Only Savior</a> …8Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf. 9<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: niq·bə·ṣū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: lə·’um·mîm (N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">and the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">assemble.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">can declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yaš·mî·‘u·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: 1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and proclaim to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: wə·ri·šō·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">the former things?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Let them present</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: ‘ê·ḏê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">their witnesses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: wə·yiṣ·dā·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">to vindicate them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·yiš·mə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">so that others may hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">“It is true.”</a> 10“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-23</a> “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. / “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Isaiah 44:7-8</a> Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. / Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.” <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20-21</a> Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save. / Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9-10</a> Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ <a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35-39</a> You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. / He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire. / Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, ... <a href="/psalms/96-5.htm">Psalm 96:5</a> For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens. <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10-12</a> But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. / Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.” / The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30-31</a> Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. / For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” <a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Romans 3:29-30</a> Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, / since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a> So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a> Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Revelation 19:6</a> And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.all the<a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20,21</a> Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save… <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Isaiah 48:14</a> All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.<a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Psalm 49:1,2</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: … who among<a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-26</a> Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob… <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Isaiah 44:7-9</a> And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them… <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:that they may<a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Isaiah 43:26</a> Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.<a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15-24</a> And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD… <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21-24,36-39</a> And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">True.</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">True.</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a> 14. <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a> 22. <a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. This phrase suggests a universal gathering, reminiscent of the eschatological visions found in other prophetic books like Daniel and Revelation. It reflects the idea of a divine courtroom where all nations are summoned before God. Historically, this can be seen as a challenge to the surrounding nations and their gods, emphasizing the sovereignty of the God of Israel over all peoples. The gathering of nations is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, often associated with judgment or the establishment of God's kingdom.Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Here, God challenges the nations to demonstrate their ability to predict or explain past events, a task that only the true God can accomplish. This highlights the impotence of idols and false gods, contrasting them with the omniscience of the God of Israel. The "former things" may refer to past prophecies or historical acts of God, underscoring His control over history. This challenge is similar to the one found in <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-23</a>, where God calls the idols to prove their divinity by predicting the future.Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, This phrase invites the nations to bring forth evidence or testimony to support their claims of divine power. In the ancient Near Eastern context, legal proceedings often involved witnesses to establish truth. The call for witnesses underscores the legal and covenantal aspects of God's relationship with Israel, as seen in Deuteronomy and other covenantal texts. It also foreshadows the role of Israel as God's witness to the nations, a theme further developed in <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a>.so that others may hear and say, “It is true.” The ultimate goal of this divine challenge is to lead others to acknowledge the truth of God's sovereignty and the futility of idol worship. This reflects the missional aspect of Israel's calling, to be a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>). The acknowledgment of truth by others points to the universal recognition of God's authority, a theme that resonates with the New Testament vision of every knee bowing to Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nations_and_peoples.htm">Nations and Peoples</a> Refers to all the different ethnic groups and countries of the world. In this context, they are gathered to witness and testify. 2. <a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses</a> Those who are called to testify about the truth of God's declarations and past actions. This implies a legal or courtroom setting where evidence is presented. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's message to the people of Israel, calling them to recognize God's sovereignty and faithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_declarations.htm">God's Declarations</a> The truths and prophecies that God has spoken through His prophets, which are being challenged or questioned by the nations. 5. <a href="/topical/f/former_things.htm">Former Things</a> Refers to past events and prophecies that God has fulfilled, serving as evidence of His power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a> God alone has the authority to declare and fulfill prophecies. His sovereignty is unmatched by any other power or deity. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_witnesses.htm">The Importance of Witnesses</a> Believers are called to be witnesses of God's truth, sharing testimonies of His work in their lives and the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_reliability_of_god's_word.htm">The Reliability of God's Word</a> God's past actions and fulfilled prophecies serve as evidence of His reliability. We can trust His promises for the future. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_discernment.htm">The Call to Discernment</a> We must discern between true and false claims about God, relying on Scripture and the testimony of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_the_world.htm">Engaging with the World</a> As Christians, we are to engage with the world, presenting the truth of the Gospel and inviting others to see the evidence of God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a> <a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_isaiah_43_events.htm">Why is there scant historical or extrabiblical documentation for the events described in Isaiah 43?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel's exclusivity?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_52_10_claim_global_witness.htm">Why does Isaiah 52:10 claim 'all the nations' witnessed the Lord's deliverance, when historical records don't mention such a global event?</a> <a href="/q/did_all_nations_ever_unite_in_psalm_117_1.htm">Is there any archeological or historical support showing all nations ever uniting in praise to the Hebrew God, as demanded in Psalm 117:1?</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>(9) Who among them . . .--The challenge of <a href="/context/isaiah/41-22.htm" title="Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.">Isaiah 41:22-23</a> is repeated. Who among their gods has foretold the "former things"? has predicted events that were then in the future, and have now come to pass?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - All the nations; rather, all ye nations. Israel is a witness on the one hand, a multitude of nations on the other, recalling the contention of Elijah with the four hundred priests of Baal (<a href="/1_kings/18-22.htm">1 Kings 18:22</a>). The people; rather, the peoples. Who among them can declare this? i.e. which of them can show any prediction made by their gods comparable to the one contained in vers. 1-77 And show us former things. "Exhibit the past history of the world in well-attested documents" (Kay); "Make mention of past events which they have correctly foretold" (Cheyne, Delitzsch). According to the former rendering, the contrast is between the solemn, serious history of early times in Genesis, and the grotesque and extravagant myths, in which the nations generally embodied their views of the primitive ages. (For a specimen of the contrast, see 'Aids to Faith,' Essay 6. pp. 275, 276.) Let them bring forth their witnesses. Witnesses that the prophecies were really delivered before the events happened, or that the accounts of past times are such as have really come down to them from their ancestors. Or let them hear and say, It is truth. It is uncertain whether we ought to translate the initial vau here by "and" or by "or." If the former, the sense is, "And then let them (i.e. the witnesses) give ear to the assertions made, and declare them true;" if the latter, we may render, with Dr. Kay, "Or, if they have no witnesses, let them listen to the sacred records, and confess them to be the truth." <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations הַגּוֹיִ֞ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts gather נִקְבְּצ֣וּ (niq·bə·ṣū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect together יַחְדָּ֗ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly and the peoples לְאֻמִּ֔ים (lə·’um·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> A community assemble. וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ (wə·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove Who מִ֤י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix among them בָהֶם֙ (ḇā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> have declared יַגִּ֣יד (yag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous this, זֹ֔את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, and foretold יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ (yaš·mî·‘u·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the former things? וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת (wə·ri·šō·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank Let them present יִתְּנ֤וּ (yit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set their witnesses עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ (‘ê·ḏê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince to vindicate themselves, וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ (wə·yiṣ·dā·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> To be just or righteous so that others may hear וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ (wə·yiš·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently and say, וְיֹאמְר֥וּ (wə·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “It is true.” אֱמֶֽת׃ (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:9 Let all the nations be gathered together (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:10" /></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>