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Bring out the blind people who have eyes,
    and the deaf who have ears.
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.”

10 “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.
11 I myself am Yahweh.
    Besides me, there is no savior.
12 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.
13 Yes, since the day was, I am he.
    There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
    I will work, and who can hinder it?”

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Bring out the people blind yet[a] with eyes,
    and deaf, though[b] they have ears.
Let all the nations gather together,
    and let the peoples assemble.
Who among them has declared this,
    and declared[c] the former things to us?
Let them bring[d] their witnesses, that[e] they may be in the right,
    and let them hear and say, “It is true!”
10 “You are my witnesses,” declares[f] Yahweh,
    “and my servant whom I have chosen
so that you may know and believe in[g] me
    and understand that I am he.
No god was formed before me[h],
    and none shall be after me.
11 I myself am Yahweh,
    and there is no savior besides me!
12 I myself declared and saved,
    and I proclaimed.[i] And there was no strange god[j] among you.
And you are my witnesses,” declares[k] Yahweh,
    “and I am God.
13 Indeed, from this day I am the one,
    and no one can deliver from my hand.
        I perform,[l] and who can cancel it?”[m]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:8 Or “and”
  2. Isaiah 43:8 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 43:9 Literally “caused to hear”
  4. Isaiah 43:9 Or “give”
  5. Isaiah 43:9 Or “and”
  6. Isaiah 43:10 Literally “declaration of”
  7. Isaiah 43:10 Literally “to”
  8. Isaiah 43:10 Literally “my face”
  9. Isaiah 43:12 Literally “caused to hear”
  10. Isaiah 43:12 Literally “stranger”
  11. Isaiah 43:12 Literally “declaration of”
  12. Isaiah 43:13 Or “make”
  13. Isaiah 43:13 Literally “bring it back”

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)
11 I, even I, am the Lord,(J)
    and apart from me there is no savior.(K)
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god(L) among you.
You are my witnesses,(M)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days(N) I am he.(O)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”(P)

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