Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes,(A)
and are deaf, yet have ears.
All the nations are gathered together,
and the peoples are assembled.(B)
Who among them can declare this,(C)
and tell us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses
to vindicate themselves,
so that people may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses”(D)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and my servant whom I have chosen,(E)
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.(F)
No god was formed before me,
and there will be none after me.(G)
11 I—I am the Lord.
Besides me, there is no Savior.(H)
12 I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed—
and not some foreign god[a] among you.
So you are my witnesses”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and[b] I am God.(I)
13 Also, from today on I am he alone,
and none can rescue from my power.(J)
I act, and who can reverse it?” (K)

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Footnotes

  1. 43:12 Lit not a foreigner
  2. 43:12 Or that

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”