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Isaiah 43:9

All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”

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ASV

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, It is truth.

KJV

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: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּֽל־kal-allH3605 →
הַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
נִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.Tzuthey have assembledH6908 →
יַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavtogetherH3162 →
וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.Fuso they may gatherH622 →
לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimpeoplesH3816 →
מִ֤יmiwho?H4310 →
בָהֶם֙va.Hemamong them
יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidwill he declareH5046 →
זֹ֔אתZotthisH2063 →
וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.Notand former [things]H7223 →
יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyash.mi.'U.nuwill they proclaim to? usH8085 →
יִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.Nulet them appointH5414 →
עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙'e.dei.Hemwitnesses theirH5707 →
וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּve.yitz.Da.kuso they may be justifiedH6663 →
וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּve.yish.me.'Uand they may hearH8085 →
וְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.Ruand they may sayH559 →
אֱמֶֽת׃'e.MettruthH571 →

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Isaiah 48:3I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.Isaiah 44:7–9Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.Isaiah 41:21–26“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.Joel 3:11Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.Isaiah 41:1“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.Isaiah 41:26Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.Isaiah 48:5–6Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’Isaiah 45:20–21Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.Isaiah 48:14Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.1 Kings 18:36–39At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.1 Kings 18:21–24Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.Joshua 24:15–24But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

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