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Isaiah 43:8

6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”

Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.

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.”

10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

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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.

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BSB
Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
KJV
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
WEB
Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.
ASV
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
DARBY
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
BLB
Bring forth a people blind, and who have eyes, and deaf, and ears [are] unto them!
ÅB
For fram et blindt folk som dog har øyne, og døve som dog har ører!
OTB
Før ut folket som er blinde, selv om de har øyne, og de som er døve, selv om de har ører.
B1930
For frem et blindt folk som dog har øine, og døve som dog har ører!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 6:9

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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  • Ezekiel 12:2

    “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

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  • Isaiah 42:18–20

    Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!

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  • Deuteronomy 29:2–4

    Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:4–6

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

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  • Jeremiah 5:21

    “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

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  • Isaiah 44:18–20

    They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

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