Behold, the former things have come to pass,
    (A)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
    I tell you of them.”

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See, the former things(A) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(B) them to you.”

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19 (A)Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
(B)I will make a way in the wilderness
    (C)and rivers in the desert.

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19 See, I am doing a new thing!(A)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(B)
    and streams in the wasteland.(C)

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    remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me,
10 (A)declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (B)‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

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Remember the former things,(A) those of long ago;(B)
    I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me.(C)
10 I make known the end from the beginning,(D)
    from ancient times,(E) what is still to come.(F)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(G)
    and I will do all that I please.’

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19 And (A)we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention (B)as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until (C)the day (D)dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For (E)no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God (F)as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(A) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(B) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(C) and the morning star(D) rises in your hearts.(E) 20 Above all, you must understand(F) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(G) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(H)

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19 (A)I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.

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19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe(A) that I am who I am.(B)

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15 And he said, (A)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled (B)what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, 16 (C)‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, (D)that my name might be there. (E)But I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 17 (F)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 (G)Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, (H)as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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15 Then he said:

“Praise be to the Lord,(A) the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said, 16 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(B) I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name(C) might be there, but I have chosen(D) David(E) to rule my people Israel.’

17 “My father David had it in his heart(F) to build a temple(G) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(H) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(I)

20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(J) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(K) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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10 Concerning this salvation, (A)the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring (B)what person or time[a] (C)the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating (D)when he predicted (E)the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 12 (F)It was revealed to them that (G)they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you (H)by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, (I)things into which angels long to look.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:11 Or what time or circumstances

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke(A) of the grace that was to come to you,(B) searched intently and with the greatest care,(C) 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ(D) in them was pointing when he predicted(E) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(F) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(G) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(H) Even angels long to look into these things.

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(A)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.[a]
    Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
    Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
Fear not, nor be afraid;
    have I not told you from of old and declared it?
    (B)And you are my witnesses!
(C)Is there a God besides me?
    There is no (D)Rock; I know not any.”

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  1. Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?

Who then is like me?(A) Let him proclaim it.
    Let him declare and lay out before me
what has happened since I established my ancient people,
    and what is yet to come—
    yes, let them foretell(B) what will come.
Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
    Did I not proclaim(C) this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses. Is there any God(D) besides me?
    No, there is no other Rock;(E) I know not one.”

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22 Let them bring them, and (A)tell us
    what is to happen.
Tell us the former things, what they are,
    that we may consider them,
that we may know their outcome;
    or declare to us the things to come.
23 (B)Tell us what is to come hereafter,
    that we may know that you are gods;
(C)do good, or do harm,
    that we may be dismayed and terrified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 41:23 Or that we may both be dismayed and see

22 “Tell us, you idols,
    what is going to happen.(A)
Tell us what the former things(B) were,
    so that we may consider them
    and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(C)
23     tell us what the future holds,
    so we may know(D) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(E)
    so that we will be dismayed(F) and filled with fear.

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14 “And now (A)I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that (B)not one word has failed of all the good things[a] that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. 15 But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you (C)all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you,

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  1. Joshua 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15

14 “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.(A) You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise(B) has been fulfilled; not one has failed.(C) 15 But just as all the good things(D) the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things(E) he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you(F) from this good land he has given you.(G)

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45 (A)Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

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45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises(A) to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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12 As the sun was going down, a (A)deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain (B)that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and (C)they will be afflicted for (D)four hundred years. 14 But (E)I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward (F)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; (G)you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for (H)the iniquity of the Amorites (I)is not yet complete.”

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12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(A) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(B) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(C) and mistreated there. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(D) with great possessions.(E) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(F) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(G) 16 In the fourth generation(H) your descendants will come back here,(I) for the sin of the Amorites(J) has not yet reached its full measure.”

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     18 (A)known from of old.’

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18     things known from long ago.[a](A)

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  1. Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago