46:8Meaning
Remember, and act like people who face facts The speaker commands the audience to “remember this,” treating forgetfulness as a moral and practical failure. “Show yourselves men” presses them to take responsibility and be steady-minded rather than swept along. The command to “bring it again to mind” focuses on deliberate reflection, directed especially at “transgressors,” implying they have resisted what they know.
Unit 2 (v. 9a): Remember the long-established past
The audience is told to remember “the former things of old,” meaning earlier realities and events that have been available for a long time. The instruction assumes the past contains evidence that can correct present confusion.
Unit 3 (v. 9b): The remembered conclusion—God’s uniqueness
The reason for remembering is stated plainly: “I am God, and there is none else.” The claim is repeated with variation—“I am God, and there is none like me”—making the point not only that there is no rival deity, but also that nothing compares to him in category or ability.