Isaiah 43:8 (DRB)

Passage

Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:6 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 ends of the earth.

Isaiah 43:7 And every one that calleth upon my name, I have created him for my glory. I have formed him, and made him.

Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears.

Isaiah 43:9 All the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are gathered: who among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, let them be justified, and hear, and say: It is truth.

Isaiah 43:10 You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe me, and understand that I myself am. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there shall be none.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "forth", "people", "blind", "eyes", "deaf", and "ears". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And every one that calleth upon my..." into verse 9's "All the nations are assembled together and...", so "bring" and "forth" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bring" and "forth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.