以赛亚书 43:9

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

列國都聚集在一起，萬族都集合起來，他們中間誰能說明這事呢？誰能把先前的事說給我們聽呢？讓他們帶出自己的見證人來，好顯明自己為義；讓別人聽見了，就說：“這是真的。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
任 凭 万 国 聚 集 ； 任 凭 众 民 会 合 。 其 中 谁 能 将 此 声 明 ， 并 将 先 前 的 事 说 给 我 们 听 呢 ？ 他 们 可 以 带 出 见 证 来 ， 自 显 为 是 ； 或 者 他 们 听 见 便 说 ： 这 是 真 的 。

Contextual Overview

⁸ Bring out the people who have eyes but don't see and those who have ears but don't hear. ⁹ All the nations gather together, and all the people come together. Which of their gods said this would happen? Which of their gods can tell what happened in the beginning? Let them bring their witnesses to prove they were right. Then others will say, "It is true." ¹⁰ The Lord says, "You are my witnesses and the servant I chose. I chose you so you would know and believe me, so you would understand that I am the true God. There was no God before me, and there will be no God after me. ¹¹ I myself am the Lord ; I am the only Savior. ¹² I myself have spoken to you, saved you, and told you these things. It was not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, and I am God," says the Lord . ¹³ "I have always been God. No one can save people from my power; when I do something, no one can change it."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the: Isaiah 45:20, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 48:14, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 49:2, Psalms 50:1, Joel 3:11

who among: Isaiah 41:21-26, Isaiah 44:7-9, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 48:5, Isaiah 48:6

that they may: Isaiah 43:26, Joshua 24:15-24, 1 Kings 18:21-24, 1 Kings 18:36-39

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:25 - God Isaiah 34:1 - Come Isaiah 41:22 - and show Isaiah 41:26 - declared Isaiah 45:19 - spoken Isaiah 48:3 - declared Daniel 10:21 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 9:5
I will demand blood for life. I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will demand the life of anyone who takes another person's life.

Genesis 31:39
Any time an animal was killed by wild beasts, I did not bring it to you, but made up for the loss myself. You made me pay for any animal that was stolen during the day or night.

Genesis 42:37
Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I don't bring Benjamin back to you. Trust him to my care, and I will bring him back to you."

Genesis 43:18
The brothers were afraid when they were brought to Joseph's house and thought, "We were brought here because of the money that was put in our sacks on the first trip. He wants to attack us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys."

Genesis 43:19
So the brothers went to the servant in charge of Joseph's house and spoke to him at the door of the house.

Genesis 43:32
So they served Joseph at one table, his brothers at another table, and the Egyptians who ate with him at another table. This was because Egyptians did not like Hebrews and never ate with them.

Genesis 43:33
Joseph's brothers were seated in front of him in order of their ages, from oldest to youngest. They looked at each other because they were so amazed.

1 Kings 1:21
As soon as you die, Solomon and I will be treated as criminals."

Job 17:3
"God, make me a promise. No one will make a pledge for me.

Psalms 119:122
Promise that you will help me, your servant. Don't let proud people wrong me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 most cogent arguments any of them are able to produce might be brought out; and that all might have an opportunity of hearing the cause fairly argued, and the point decided, and judge for themselves on which side truth lies:

who among them can declare this, and show us former things? what god or prophet of theirs can declare any future event, such as this, the redemption of the Jews by Cyrus, foretold from the mouth of the Lord by Isaiah, so long before the accomplishment of it, or anything whatever before it comes to pass? for this does not regard things past, which might be shown and declared; but the things they are challenged with are things future, to declare them first, before they come into being, which would be a proof of deity; for none but God, who is omniscient, can foretell future events with certainty:

let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; let them produce witnesses that their gods spoke of things before they came to pass, and that they came to pass just as they foretold they would; that their cause may appear a just one, and that they, their worshippers, are right in serving them:

let them hear, and say, it is truth; or let them hearken to the evidence against them, and acknowledge that what I say is true, and that I am the true God, and there is no other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 among them hath predicted this state of things? Who has foretold the events which are now occurring? It is implied here, that Yahweh had done this, but none of the pagan gods had done it (see the note at Isaiah 41:21).

And show us former things - (see the note at Isaiah 41:22). The order of events, the manner in which one event shall succeed another. Not merely, who can declare one single event, but who can declare the succession, the order in which many events shall follow each other - a far more difficult thing than to declare one single future event. Neither had been done by the pagan; both had been done by God.

That they may be justified - That it may be demonstrated that they are what they pretend to be, and that they are worthy of the confidence of people. The word ‘justified’ here, is used in the sense of being right, or true; - let them in this manner show that their claims are just, and well founded.

Or let them hear, and say, It is truth - (See the note at Isaiah 41:26).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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.