Isaiah 43:8 - Exposition

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes . A tribunal is supposed to have been prepared, before which the contending parties are summoned to appear and plead. Israel is first summoned, as "a blind people that have eyes;" i.e. a people long blind ( Isaiah 29:18 ; Isaiah 35:5 ; Isaiah 42:7 , Isaiah 42:18 , Isaiah 42:19 ), who have now, to some extent, recovered their sight ( Isaiah 32:3 ; Isaiah 35:5 ), and are ready to witness for God. Next, the nations are summoned (see the following verse).