Font Size
Isaiah 43:8-21
Common English Bible
Isaiah 43:8-21
Common English Bible
8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes,
the deaf ones who have ears.
9 All the nations are gathered together;
the peoples are assembled.
Which of them announced this?
Who predicted to us the past events?
Let them bring their witnesses as a defense;
let them hear and say, “It’s true!”
10 You are my witnesses, says the Lord,
my servant, whom I chose,
so that you would know and believe me
and understand that I am the one.
Before me no god was formed;
after me there has been no other.
11 I, I am the Lord,
and there is no savior besides me.
12 I announced, I saved, I proclaimed,
not some stranger among you.
You are my witnesses, says the Lord,
and I am God.
13 From the dawn of time, I am the one.
No one can escape my power.
I act, and who can undo it?
Don’t remember
14 The Lord your redeemer,
the holy one of Israel, says,
For your sake, I have sent an army[a] to Babylon,
and brought down all the bars,
turning the Chaldeans’ singing into a lament.[b]
15 I am the Lord, your holy one,
Israel’s creator, your king!
16 The Lord says—who makes a way in the sea
and a path in the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariot and horse,
army and battalion;
they will lie down together and will not rise;
they will be extinguished, extinguished like a wick.
18 Don’t remember the prior things;
don’t ponder ancient history.
19 Look! I’m doing a new thing;
now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it?
I’m making a way in the desert,
paths[c] in the wilderness.
20 The beasts of the field,
the jackals and ostriches, will honor me,
because I have put water in the desert
and streams in the wilderness
to give water to my people,
my chosen ones,
21 this people whom I formed for myself,
who will recount my praise.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:14 Heb lacks an army.
- Isaiah 43:14 Heb uncertain
- Isaiah 43:19 DSS (1QIsaa); MT streams
Isaiah 43:8-21
New International Version
Isaiah 43:8-21
New International Version
8 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(A)
who have ears but are deaf.(B)
9 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)
God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness
14 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,(Q) the Holy One(R) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
and bring down as fugitives(S) all the Babylonians,[a](T)
in the ships in which they took pride.
15 I am the Lord,(U) your Holy One,
Israel’s Creator,(V) your King.(W)”
16 This is what the Lord says—
he who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,(X)
17 who drew out(Y) the chariots and horses,(Z)
the army and reinforcements together,(AA)
and they lay(AB) there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:(AC)
18 “Forget the former things;(AD)
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!(AE)
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(AF)
and streams in the wasteland.(AG)
20 The wild animals(AH) honor me,
the jackals(AI) and the owls,
because I provide water(AJ) in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formed(AK) for myself(AL)
that they may proclaim my praise.(AM)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans
Common English Bible (CEB)
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.