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Isaiah 43:8

6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

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 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.

10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

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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 said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

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  • Ezekiel 12:2

    Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

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  • Isaiah 42:18–20

    Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:2–4

    And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:4–6

    In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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  • Jeremiah 5:21

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

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  • Isaiah 44:18–20

    They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

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