UIsaya 43:9

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

9 Nonke zintlanga, buthelanani ndawonye, zihlangane izizwe. Ngubani na kuni onokukuxela oko? Mabasivise izinto zangaphambili, mabamise amangqina abo, bagwetyelwe; mabeve ke abantu, bathi, Yinyaniso.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the: Isaiah 45:20, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 48:14, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 49:2, Psalms 50:1, Joel 3:11

who among: Isaiah 41:21-26, Isaiah 44:7-9, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 48:5, Isaiah 48:6

that they may: Isaiah 43:26, Joshua 24:15-24, 1 Kings 18:21-24, 1 Kings 18:36-39

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:25 - God Isaiah 34:1 - Come Isaiah 41:22 - and show Isaiah 41:26 - declared Isaiah 45:19 - spoken Isaiah 48:3 - declared Daniel 10:21 - I will

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled,.... In one place, if it could be, in an open court of judicature; that their whole strength might be united together, and the most cogent arguments any of them are able to produce might be brought out; and that all might have an opportunity of hearing the cause fairly argued, and the point decided, and judge for themselves on which side truth lies:

who among them can declare this, and show us former things? what god or prophet of theirs can declare any future event, such as this, the redemption of the Jews by Cyrus, foretold from the mouth of the Lord by Isaiah, so long before the accomplishment of it, or anything whatever before it comes to pass? for this does not regard things past, which might be shown and declared; but the things they are challenged with are things future, to declare them first, before they come into being, which would be a proof of deity; for none but God, who is omniscient, can foretell future events with certainty:

let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; let them produce witnesses that their gods spoke of things before they came to pass, and that they came to pass just as they foretold they would; that their cause may appear a just one, and that they, their worshippers, are right in serving them:

let them hear, and say, it is truth; or let them hearken to the evidence against them, and acknowledge that what I say is true, and that I am the true God, and there is no other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let all the nations be gathered together - Let them be assembled to give evidence, or to adduce proofs that their idols are worthy of confidence Isaiah 41:1.

Who among them can declare this? - Who among them hath predicted this state of things? Who has foretold the events which are now occurring? It is implied here, that Yahweh had done this, but none of the pagan gods had done it (see the note at Isaiah 41:21).

And show us former things - (see the note at Isaiah 41:22). The order of events, the manner in which one event shall succeed another. Not merely, who can declare one single event, but who can declare the succession, the order in which many events shall follow each other - a far more difficult thing than to declare one single future event. Neither had been done by the pagan; both had been done by God.

That they may be justified - That it may be demonstrated that they are what they pretend to be, and that they are worthy of the confidence of people. The word ‘justified’ here, is used in the sense of being right, or true; - let them in this manner show that their claims are just, and well founded.

Or let them hear, and say, It is truth - (See the note at Isaiah 41:26).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 43:9. 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.