Isaiah 43:18-25

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)“Remember not the former things,
    nor consider the things of old.
¹⁹^(B)Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
^(C)I will make a way in the wilderness
    ^(D)and rivers in the desert.
²⁰The wild beasts will honor me,
    ^(E)the jackals and the ostriches,
^(F)for I give water in the wilderness,
    rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
²¹    the people whom I formed for myself
^(G)that they might declare my praise.

²²“Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
    but ^(H)you have been weary of me, O Israel!
²³^(I)You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
    or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
    ^(J)or wearied you with frankincense.
²⁴You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
    or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
    you have wearied me with your iniquities.