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The Lord Declares His Sovereignty

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
those who are deaf, even though they have ears!
All nations gather together,
the peoples assemble.
Who among them announced this?
Who predicted earlier events for us?[a]
Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right;
let them listen and affirm, “It is true.”
10 You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,
“my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may consider[b] and believe in me,
and understand that I am he.
No god was formed before me,
and none will outlive me.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:9 tn Heb “and the former things he was causing us to hear?”
  2. Isaiah 43:10 tn Or “know” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
  3. Isaiah 43:10 tn Heb “and after me, there will not be”; NASB “there will be none after Me.”

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(A)
    who have ears but are deaf.(B)
All the nations gather together(C)
    and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold(D) 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, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,(E)” declares the Lord,
    “and my servant(F) whom I have chosen,
so that you may know(G) and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
Before me no god(H) was formed,
    nor will there be one after me.(I)

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