Isaiah 43:16-21
New American Standard Bible
16 This is what the Lord says,
He who (A)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
17 Who brings out the (B)chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty man
(They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been (C)extinguished, and have gone out like a wick):
18 “(D)Do not call to mind the former things,
Or consider things of the past.
19 Behold, I am going to do something (E)new,
Now it will spring up;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even (F)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
20 The animals of the field will glorify Me,
The (G)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have (H)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.
21 The people whom (I)I formed for Myself
(J)Will declare My praise.
Isaiah 43:16-21
New Living Translation
16 I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters,
making a dry path through the sea.
17 I called forth the mighty army of Egypt
with all its chariots and horses.
I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned,
their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.
18 “But forget all that—
it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
19 For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
20 The wild animals in the fields will thank me,
the jackals and owls, too,
for giving them water in the desert.
Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland
so my chosen people can be refreshed.
21 I have made Israel for myself,
and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
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