Isaiah 43:9 Cross References

Isaiah 43:9

9: Gather the nations together! Which of their idols has ever foretold such things? Can any of them predict something even a single day in advance? Where are the witnesses of such predictions? Who can verify that they spoke the truth?

Isaiah 41:21

  1. "Can your idols make such claims as these? Let them come and show what they can do!" says the LORD, the King of Israel.
  2. "Let them try to tell us what happened long ago or what the future holds.
  3. Yes, that's it! If you are gods, tell what will occur in the days ahead. Or perform a mighty miracle that will fill us with amazement and fear. Do something, whether good or bad!
  4. But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. Anyone who chooses you becomes filthy, just like you!
  5. "But I have stirred up a leader from the north and east. He will come against the nations and call on my name, and I will give him victory over kings and princes. He will trample them as a potter treads on clay.

Isaiah 41:1

  1. "Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea. Bring your strongest arguments. Come now and speak. The court is ready for your case.

Psalms 50:1

  1. The mighty God, the LORD, has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from east to west!

Isaiah 43:26

  1. Let us review the situation together, and you can present your case if you have one.

Isaiah 44:7

  1. Who else can tell you what is going to happen in the days ahead? Let them tell you if they can and thus prove their power. Let them do as I have done since ancient times.
  2. Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Have I not proclaimed from ages past what my purposes are for you? You are my witnesses--is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock--not one!"
  3. How foolish are those who manufacture idols to be their gods. These highly valued objects are really worthless. They themselves are witnesses that this is so, for their idols neither see nor know. No wonder those who worship them are put to shame.

1 Kings 18:21

  1. Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How long are you going to waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent.
  2. Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
  3. Now bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose whichever one they wish and cut it into pieces and lay it on the wood of their altar, but without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar, but not set fire to it.
  4. Then call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!" And all the people agreed.

Isaiah 48:14

  1. "Have any of your idols ever told you this? Come, all of you, and listen: `The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally. He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon, destroying the Babylonian armies.'

Isaiah 45:20

  1. "Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!
  2. Consult together, argue your case, and state your proofs that idol worship pays. Who made these things known long ago? What idol ever told you they would happen? Was it not I, the LORD? For there is no other God but me--a just God and a Savior--no, not one!

Isaiah 48:5

  1. That is why I told you ahead of time what I was going to do. That way, you could never say, `My idols did it. My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!'
  2. You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, but you refuse to admit it. Now I will tell you new things I have not mentioned before, secrets you have not yet heard.

Joel 3:11

  1. Come quickly, all you nations everywhere! Gather together in the valley." And now, O LORD, call out your warriors!

Joshua 24:15

  1. But if you are unwilling to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."
  2. The people replied, "We would never forsake the LORD and worship other gods.
  3. For the LORD our God is the one who rescued us and our ancestors from slavery in the land of Egypt. He performed mighty miracles before our very eyes. As we traveled through the wilderness among our enemies, he preserved us.
  4. It was the LORD who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the LORD, for he alone is our God."
  5. Then Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and sins.

Psalms 49:1

  1. Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
  2. High and low, rich and poor--listen!

Isaiah 46:10

  1. Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.

1 Kings 18:36

  1. At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
  2. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself."
  3. Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the ditch!
  4. And when the people saw it, they fell on their faces and cried out, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"
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