Isaiah 41:23

²¹ “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

²² “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.

²⁴ Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.

²⁵ I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
KJV: Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
WEB: Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and see it together.
ASV: Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
DARBY: declare the things that are to happen hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods; yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be astonished, and behold it together.
BLB: Declare the things to come hereafter, that we may know if you⁺ [are] gods; yes, do good or do evil, that we may look and see together.

ÅB: Kunngjør hva som skal komme heretter, så vi kan vite at dere er guder! Ja, gjør noe godt eller noe ondt, så vi med forundring kan se det alle sammen!
OTB: avslør hva fremtiden holder, så vi kan vite at dere er guder. Utfør noe, enten godt eller ondt, så vi vil bli forbløffet og fylt med ærefrykt.
B1930: Kunngjør hvad som skal komme herefter, så vi kan vite at I er guder! Ja, gjør noget godt eller noget ondt, så vi med forundring kan se det alle sammen!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 13:19
I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
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Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
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Jeremiah 10:5
Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
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Isaiah 44:7–8
Who 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.
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Isaiah 46:9–10
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
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Isaiah 45:7–8
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
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Isaiah 46:7
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
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Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
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