Isaiah 43 · Verse 9

Isaiah 43:9

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.
Isaiah 43:9, King James Version

Isaiah 43:9 in other translations

BSBAll 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.”
WEBLet 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.”
ASVLet 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.
YLTAll 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.'
DARBYLet all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them declareth this, or causeth us to hear former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
BBELet all the nations come together, and let the peoples be present: who among them is able to make this clear, and give us word of earlier things? let their witnesses come forward, so that they may be seen to be true, and that they may give ear, and say, It is true.
WebsterLet 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.

What does Isaiah 43:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. who ... can declare this--who among the idolatrous soothsayers hath predicted this; that is, as to Cyrus being the deliverer of Israel? former--predictions, as in Is 42:9 [Maurer]. Or, things that shall first come to pass (see on Is 41:21, 22) [Barnes]. let them bring forth their witnesses--as I do mine (Is 43:10). justified--declared veracious in their pretended prophecies. or--rather, "and"; let men hear their prediction and say, from the event, It is verified (see on Is 41:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Who among them - Seven MSS., three ancient, and the first edition, 1486, with the Syriac and Vulgate, read בכם bechem, who among you, the present reading is preferable.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 43:8-13

Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. But God's people know the power of his grace, the sweetness of his comforts, the kind care of his providence, and the truth of his promise. All servants of God can give such an account of what he has wrought in them, and done…

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Isaiah 43:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּֽל\־kal-allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
נִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.Tzuthey have assembledH6908
יַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavtogetherH3162
וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.Fuso they may gatherH622
לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimpeoplesH3816
מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
בָהֶם֙va.Hemamong them
יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidwill he declareH5046
זֹ֔אתZotthisH2063
וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.Notand former [things]H7223
יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyash.mi.'U.nuwill they proclaim to? usH8085
יִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.Nulet them appointH5414
עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙'e.dei.Hemwitnesses theirH5707
וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּve.yitz.Da.kuso they may be justifiedH6663
וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּve.yish.me.'Uand they may hearH8085
וְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.Ruand they may sayH559
אֱמֶֽת\׃'e.MettruthH571

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Cross references for Isaiah 43:9

  • Isaiah 46:10

    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:

  • Isaiah 44:7-9

    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. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • Isaiah 41:21-26

    Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew 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. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. …

  • Isaiah 41:1

    Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

  • Psalms 50:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

  • Joel 3:11

    Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.

  • Isaiah 43:26

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

  • 1 Kings 18:21-24

    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. Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

  • Psalms 49:1-2

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

  • Isaiah 48:14

    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.

  • 1 Kings 18:36-39

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.

  • Isaiah 48:5-6

    I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the.
45:20,21; 48:14; Ps 49:1,2; 50:1; Joe 3:11
who among.
41:21-26; 44:7-9; 46:10; 48:5,6
that they may.
26; Jos 24:15-24; 1Ki 18:21-24,36-39

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Context

  • Isaiah 43:8

    Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

  • Isaiah 43:9

    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.

  • Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

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Isaiah 43:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Congréguense á una todas las gentes, y júntense todos los pueblos: ¿quién de ellos hay que nos dé nuevas de esto, y que nos haga oir las cosas primeras? Presenten sus testigos, y justifíquense; oigan, y digan: Verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que toutes les nations soient réunies ensemble, et que les peuples se rassemblent! Qui d’entre eux a déclaré cela, et nous a fait entendre les choses précédentes? Qu’ils produisent leurs témoins et qu’ils se justifient, ou qu’ils entendent, et disent: C’est la vérité!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alle Nationen mögen sich miteinander versammeln, und die Völkerschaften zusammenkommen! Wer unter ihnen kann solches verkünden? so mögen sie uns Früheres hören lassen! mögen sie ihre Zeugen stellen und gerechtfertigt werden, daß man es höre und sage: Es ist wahr!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes gentes congregatæ sunt simul, et collectæ sunt tribus. Quis in vobis annuntiet istud, et quæ prima sunt audire nos faciet? Dent testes eorum, justificentur, et audiant, et dicant: Vere.