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Isaiah 41:22–23

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41:22“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen!

Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles,41

so we may examine them42 and see how they were fulfilled.43

Or decree for us some future events!

41:23Predict how future events will turn out,44

so we might know you are gods.

Yes, do something good or bad,

so we might be frightened and in awe.45

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Footnotes

  1. 41 Heb “As for the former things, tell us what they are!”
  2. 42 Heb “so we might set [them to] our heart.”
  3. 43 Heb “and might know their outcome.”
  4. 44 Heb “Declare the coming things, with respect to the end.”
  5. 45 The translation assumes the Qere (וְנִרְאֶה [vénir’eh], from יָרֵא [yare’], “be afraid”). Heb “so we might be frightened and afraid together.” On the meaning of the verb שָׁתָע (shata’), see the note at v. .

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let them bring them, and tell us

what is to happen.

Tell us the former things, what they are,

that we may consider them,

that we may know their outcome;

or declare to us the things to come.

Tell us what is to come hereafter,

that we may know that you are gods;

do good, or do harm,

that we may be dismayed and terrified.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Tell us, you idols,

what is going to happen.

Tell us what the former things were,

so that we may consider them

and know their final outcome.

Or declare to us the things to come,

tell us what the future holds,

so we may know that you are gods.

Do something, whether good or bad,

so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Let them come and tell us

what will happen.

Tell us the past events,

so that we may reflect on them

and know the outcome,

or tell us the future.

Tell us the coming events,

then we will know that you are gods.

Indeed, do something good or bad,

then we will be in awe when we see it.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“Let them try to tell us what happened long ago

so that we may consider the evidence.

Or let them tell us what the future holds,

so we can know what’s going to happen.

Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead.

Then we will know you are gods.

In fact, do anything—good or bad!

Do something that will amaze and frighten us.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let them bring them,

and let them tell us what will happen.

Tell us what the former things are

so that we may take them to our heart

and know their outcome.

Declare to us the things to come;

tell us the things coming hereafter,

that we may know that you are gods.

Indeed, do good or do evil,

that we may be afraid and see together.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen:

Let them shew the former things, what they be,

That we may consider them, and know the latter end of them;

Or declare us things for to come.

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.

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