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 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, “That is true.” 10 “You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh,
“With my servant whom I have chosen;
that you may know and believe me,
and understand that I am he.
Before me there was no God formed,
neither will there be after me. 11 I myself am Yahweh;
and besides me there is no savior. 12 I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown;
and there was no strange god among you.
Therefore you are my witnesses,”
says Yahweh, “and I am God. 13 Yes, since the day was I am he;
and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
I will work, and who can hinder it?”
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 43:8-13
Commentary on Isaiah 43:8-13
(Read Isaiah 43:8-13)
Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. But God's people know the power of his grace, the sweetness of his comforts, the kind care of his providence, and the truth of his promise. All servants of God can give such an account of what he has wrought in them, and done for them, as may lead others to know and believe his power, truth, and love