George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 43:9
Former. The pagans were little acquainted with antiquity. Such researches lead to the knowledge of the true religion. (Haydock) --- Truth, if they can produce any true prophecy.
Former. The pagans were little acquainted with antiquity. Such researches lead to the knowledge of the true religion. (Haydock) --- Truth, if they can produce any true prophecy.
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....
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 amo...
CHAPTER 43 Jehovah Speaks in Comfort to His People 1. _What Jehovah is and will be to Israel (Isaiah 43:1)_ 2. _Second address to the blind and deaf people (Isaiah 43:8)_ 3. Jehovah deals with their...
ISRAEL CALLED BY YAHWEH AS HIS WITNESS BEFORE THE NATIONS. The scene is again a court of justice. The nations, Yahweh's opponents, are already assembled (read are for let be). Yahweh commands His peop...
THEM. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "you"....
Another imaginary judgement scene (cf. ch. Isaiah 41:1-4; Isaiah 41:21-28), in which Israel appears as Jehovah's witness to the truth of His prophecies....
_Let all the nations be gathered together_ The form of the verb in Heb. presents difficulty. By some it is treated as a rare form of imperat., on the ground of two doubtful analogies (so R.V. marg., ...
BRING FORTH THE BLIND, &C.— Vitringa renders the 9th verse, _Let,_ &c. _Who among them could declare this? Either let them tell us what shall first happen, and bring their witnesses, that they may be...
b. TO BE A PROCLAIMER TEXT: Isaiah 43:8-13 8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled...
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified...
43:9 peoples (a-11) _ leummim_ . see Psalms 2:1 ....
THE MISSION OF ISRAEL 1-21. The dispersed Israelites shall be ransomed and restored. They are witnesses before the world that Jehovah is the true God. A second and more wonderful exodus is in store f...
The heathen are challenged to bring witnesses on behalf of their gods, that they can foretell the future. 10-13. The Israelites themselves are Jehovah's witnesses, proving in their experience that He...
These verses again use the picture in words of a court of law, as in Isaiah 41:1-20....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 43 Chapter 42 reminded the people from Israel that they had totally neglec...
The *Lord tells people that believe in other gods to provide evidence of their gods’ knowledge about future events....
WHO AMONG THEM... — The challenge of Isaiah 41:22 is repeated. Who among their gods has foretold the “former things”? has predicted events that were then in the future, and have now come to pass?...
כָּֽל ־הַ גֹּויִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְ י
CHAPTER XVI THE SERVANT OF THE LORD Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:5;...
CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Isaiah 43:1-13 The magnificent conception of Isaiah 43:1-28 underlies this. We have still the convocation of mankind, summoned to decide whether Jehovah or some idol god shall be...
Following the manifesto, we have in the next three Chapter s a series of messages of Jehovah. The first declares His perpetual purpose for His people. His constant attitude of love is affirmed in prom...
Let all the nations be gathered (h) together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their (i) witnesses, that they may be ju...
Some have supposed this to be a challenge to the worshippers of idols; but I humbly conceive, that as these verses follow the account of Him, of whom Jehovah speaketh so gloriously, it is rather a dem...
9._Let all the nations be gathered together. _Here the Prophet, as on former occasions, speaks in the person of God, and bids defiance to all idols. It is highly necessary, and was at that time especi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 41, 42, AND 43. Chapter 41 begins the historical details which prove this. Who raised up Cyrus to overthrow idolatry? But in the midst of the havoc he made of...
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...
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified:...
_Bring forth the blind people_, &c. O ye idolatrous Gentiles, bring forth your false gods, which have eyes but see not, and ears but hear not. _Let the people be assembled_ To plead the cause of their...
Let all the nations be gathered together and let the people be assembled, the Gentiles from all over the world; WHO AMONG THEM CAN DECLARE THIS AND SHOW US FORMER THINGS? The heathen are challenged ei...
JEHOVAH THE TRUE GOD AND ONLY SAVIOR...
8-13 Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. Bu...
LET THE PEOPLE BE ASSEMBLED, to plead the cause of their idols with me. WHO AMONG THEM CAN DECLARE THIS? this wonderful work of mine in bringing my people out of captivity, which I have already foreto...
Isaiah 43:9 nations H1471 gathered H6908 (H8738) together H3162 people H3816 assembled H622 (H8735) declare H5046 ...
GOD DECLARES THAT ONLY HIS PEOPLE CAN BE WITNESSES TO WHAT HE IS (ISAIAH 43:8). Isaiah 43:8 ‘Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf people who have ears. Let all the nations be g...
Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine._ I cannot p...
Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel,_ The Lord reminds us that he first created us, and that he afterwards molded us; we are like J...
CONTENTS: The chosen nation redeemed and restored. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Israel is God's peculiar people, distinguished from all others, and having the promise that they shall never h...
Isaiah 43:1. _The Lord that created thee, oh Jacob._ Not only in the first creation, but when Sarah, and when Rebecca were barren, I gave them power to become mothers. I have also created and formed t...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 43:1 A RENEWED PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF PROTECTION AND DELIVERANCE. Severe rebuke (Isaiah 42:18) is followed, as so often in I
But yet, God is going to restore them. Chapter 43 gets in the restoration. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee...
1 Kings 18:21; 1 Kings 18:36; Isaiah 41:21; Isaiah 43:26; I
Assembled — To plead the cause of their idols with me. This — This wonderful work of mine in bringing my people out of captivity. Former things — Such things as shall happen long before the return fro...