Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Let them bring forward their evidence and show us what will happen. Let them explain the things that happened before, so we can think about them and understand how they turned out, or tell us about future events.
God is challenging false gods and their prophets to prove their power by accurately explaining the past or predicting the future.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's courtroom challenge to the nations and their idols during Israel's time in Babylonian exile. God is essentially putting false gods on trial, demanding they demonstrate their divinity by showing knowledge of history and prophecy. The Babylonians and other nations claimed their gods could predict the future through divination and astrology.
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