Isaiah 43:9
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.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 43:26 continues the same chapter's lawsuit—'set forth your case' directly extends the courtroom imagery of verse 9.
Isaiah 48:14 again calls people to assemble and hear God's declaration of future events — parallel to the assembly in Isaiah 43:8.
Isaiah 48:6 continues the prophecy theme—'you have heard, now see' echoes the call for witnesses to affirm God's words.
Isaiah 41:21-26 is an earlier courtroom challenge to idols—same 'bring your witnesses' argument, reinforcing God's exclusive claim.
Isaiah 44:7-9 challenges idols to declare the future—identical theme of proving deity by prophecy, strengthening God's case.
Isaiah 45:20 calls people to assemble and recognize God's superiority over idols — parallel to Isaiah 43:8's summons to blind/deaf to see God's works.
Isaiah 45:21 continues the argument: God alone declares the future — same context as Isaiah 43:8's call for blind/deaf to witness His uniqueness.
In Isaiah 41:22, God directly issues the same challenge to idols to declare former things and things to come — nearly identical wording.
In Isaiah 41:26, God states no idol declared the future — the negative verdict that supports the call for witnesses here.
In Isaiah 48:3, God declares former things and fulfills them — a concrete example of the ability he challenges idols to match.
Isaiah 48:5 emphasizes God announcing things beforehand—parallels the proof-by-prophecy argument in the courtroom scene.
Isaiah 46:10 declares God's unique power to foretell the end—supplies the divine claim that underlies the courtroom challenge.
Joel 3:11 calls surrounding nations to gather for judgment—same gathering-for-trial motif as God's challenge to the nations.
Psalm 50:1 opens a covenant lawsuit with God summoning the earth—directly parallels the courtroom scene in Isaiah 43:9.
In 1 Kings 18:36-39, God answers with fire, vindicating himself as the true God — the witness and verdict the challenge calls for.
In 1 Kings 18:21-24, Elijah similarly gathers Israel to challenge Baal's prophets, testing who is God — a parallel courtroom scene.
Joshua 24:15 gathers the people to choose whom to serve—similar assembly but focused on decision, not legal contest with idols.