Isaiah 43:5–9

5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

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 who is called by my name,

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed and made.”

8 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,

who have ears but are deaf.

9 All the nations gather together

and the peoples assemble.

Which of their gods foretold this

and proclaimed to us the former things?

Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,

so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”

5 Fear not: for I am with thee:

I will bring thy seed from the east,

And gather thee from the west;

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.

8 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.

5 “Do not be afraid, for I am with you.

I will gather you and your children from east and west.

6 I will say to the north and south,

‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel

from the distant corners of the earth.

7 Bring all who claim me as their God,

for I have made them for my glory.

It was I who created them.’ ”

8 Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,

who have ears but are deaf.

9 Gather the nations together!

Assemble the peoples of the world!

Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?

Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?

Where are the witnesses of such predictions?

Who can verify that they spoke the truth?

5 Fear not, for I am with you;

I will bring your descendants from the east,

And gather you from the west;

6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’

And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’

Bring My sons from afar,

And My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 Everyone who is called by My name,

Whom I have created for My glory;

I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes,

And the deaf who have ears.

9 Let all the nations be gathered together,

And let the people be assembled.

Who among them can declare this,

And show us former things?

Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;

Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

5 Don’t be afraid, because I am with you.

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

6 I will tell the north: Give my people to me.

I will tell the south: Don’t keep my people in prison.

Bring my sons from far away

and my daughters from faraway places.

7 Bring to me all the people who are mine,

whom I made for my glory,

whom I formed and made.”

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.”

5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 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 end of the earth; 7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.

8 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 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.

5 Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory: I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

8 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 peoples be assembled: who among them declareth this, or causeth us to hear former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

5 Do not be afraid, because I am with you. 

I will bring your descendants from the east 

and gather you from the west. 

6 I will say to the north, “Give them up,” 

and to the south, “Do not keep them.” 

Bring my sons from far away 

and my daughters from the ends of the earth. 

7 Bring everyone who is called by my name, 

whom I created for my glory, 

whom I formed and made. 

8 Bring the people who are blind but still have eyes, 

the people who are deaf but still have ears. 

9 All nations have gathered together, and people have assembled. 

Who among them could have revealed this? 

Who among them could have foretold this to us? 

They should bring their witnesses to prove that they were right. 

Let the people hear them. Then they will say that it is true. 

5 Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your descendants from the east,

and gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north: Give them up!

and to the south: Do not hold them back!

Bring My sons from far away,

and My daughters from the ends of the earth —

7 everyone called by My name

and created for My glory.

I have formed him; indeed, I have made him.”

8 Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes,

and are deaf, yet have ears.

9 All the nations are gathered together,

and the peoples are assembled.

Who among them can declare this,

and tell us the former things?

Let them present their witnesses

to vindicate themselves,

so that people may hear and say, “It is true.”

5 Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your offspring from the east,

and from the west I will gather you;

6 I will say to the north, “Give them up,”

and to the south, “Do not withhold;

bring my sons from far away

and my daughters from the end of the earth—

7 everyone who is called by my name,

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed and made.”

8 Bring forth the people who are blind yet have eyes,

who are deaf yet have ears!

9 Let all the nations gather together,

and let the peoples assemble.

Who among them declared this

and foretold to us the former things?

Let them bring their witnesses to justify them,

and let them hear and say, “It is true.”

5 You must not fear,

for I am with you.

I will bring your offspring from the east,

and I will gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north, ‘Give!’

and to the south, ‘You must not withhold!’

Bring my sons from far away,

and my daughters from the end of the earth—

7 everyone who is called by my name,

and whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed,

indeed whom I made.”

8 Bring out the people blind yet with eyes,

and deaf, though they have ears.

9 Let all the nations gather together,

and let the peoples assemble.

Who among them has declared this,

and declared the former things to us?

Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be in the right,

and let them hear and say, “It is true!”

5 Do not be afraid. I am with you.

I will bring your people back from the east.

I will gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north, ‘Let them go!’

And I will say to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’

Bring my sons from far away.

Bring my daughters from the farthest places on earth.

7 Bring back everyone who belongs to me.

I created them to bring glory to me.

I formed them and made them.”

8 Lead my people into court.

They have eyes but can’t see.

Bring those who have ears but can’t hear.

9 All of the nations are gathering together.

All of them are coming.

Which one of their gods said ahead of time

that the people of Israel would return?

Which of them told us anything at all about the past?

Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right.

Then others will hear them. And they will say,

“What they said is true.”

5 “Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your offspring from the east,

And gather you from the west.

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 who is called by My name,

And whom I have created for My glory,

Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,

And the deaf, even though they have ears.

9 All the nations have gathered together

So that the peoples may be assembled.

Who among them can declare this

And proclaim to us the former things?

Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified,

Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”