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

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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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You have heard; now see all this;
    and will you not declare it?
From this time forward I tell you new things,
    hidden things that you have not known.(A)

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You have heard these things; look at them all.
    Will you not admit them?

“From now on I will tell you of new things,(A)
    of hidden things unknown to you.

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

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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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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.17 Or that person
  2. 5.17 Other ancient authorities read everything has become new

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,(A) the new creation(B) has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or Christ, that person is a new creation.

And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(A)

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He who was seated on the throne(A) said, “I am making everything new!”(B) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(C)

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18 I will open rivers on the bare heights
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
    and the dry land springs of water.(A)

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18 I will make rivers flow(A) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(B) into pools of water,(C)
    and the parched ground into springs.(D)

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as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
    make his paths straight.(A)
Every valley shall be filled,
    and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
    and the rough ways made smooth,

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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.

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then the lame shall leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
    and streams in the desert;(A)
the burning sand shall become a pool
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;[a]
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.(B)

A highway shall be there,[b]
    and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,[c]
    but it shall be for God’s people;[d]
    no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.(C)
No lion shall be there,
    nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
    but the redeemed shall walk there.(D)
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
    and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
    they shall obtain joy and gladness,
    and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 35.7 Cn: Heb in the haunt of jackals is her resting place
  2. 35.8 Q ms Gk Syr: MT A highway and a way shall be there
  3. 35.8 Or pass it by
  4. 35.8 Cn: Heb for them

Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(F) bubbling springs.(G)
In the haunts where jackals(H) once lay,
    grass and reeds(I) and papyrus will grow.

And a highway(J) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(K)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(L) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.
No lion(M) will be there,
    nor any ravenous beast;(N)
    they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(O) will walk there,
10     and those the Lord has rescued(P) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(Q)
    everlasting joy(R) will crown their heads.
Gladness(S) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(T)

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22 How long will you waver,
    O faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth:
    a woman encompasses[a] a man.

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Footnotes

  1. 31.22 Meaning of Heb uncertain

22 How long will you wander,(A)
    unfaithful(B) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing(C) on earth—
    the woman will return to[a](D) the man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect

16 He made streams come out of the rock
    and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
    rebelling against the Most High in the desert.(A)
18 They tested God in their heart
    by demanding the food they craved.(B)
19 They spoke against God, saying,
    “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?(C)
20 Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out
    and torrents overflowed,
can he also give bread
    or provide meat for his people?”(D)

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16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag
    and made water flow down like rivers.

17 But they continued to sin(A) against him,
    rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18 They willfully put God to the test(B)
    by demanding the food they craved.(C)
19 They spoke against God;(D)
    they said, “Can God really
    spread a table in the wilderness?
20 True, he struck the rock,
    and water gushed out,(E)
    streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
    Can he supply meat(F) for his people?”

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A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
    make straight in the desert a highway for our God.(A)
Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.(B)

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A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](C)
Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
    every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
    the rugged places a plain.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts;
    he made water flow for them from the rock;
    he split open the rock, and the water gushed out.(A)

22 “There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”(B)

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21 They did not thirst(A) when he led them through the deserts;
    he made water flow(B) for them from the rock;
he split the rock
    and water gushed out.(C)

22 “There is no peace,”(D) says the Lord, “for the wicked.”(E)

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I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.(A)

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I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(A) Strike(B) the rock, and water(C) will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

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