Discovery BoxIsaiah 43:26 
Context43:26 Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate!
You, prove to me that you are right! 1
Isaiah 41:1
ContextThe Lord Challenges the Nations
41:1 “Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! 2
Let the nations find renewed strength!
Let them approach and then speak;
let us come together for debate! 3
1 tn Heb “you, tell in order that you may be right”; NAB “prove your innocence.”
2 tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV, CEV); TEV “distant lands”; NLT “lands beyond the sea.”
3 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) could be translated “judgment,” but here it seems to refer to the dispute or debate between the Lord and the nations.
