Isaiah 43:16-21

Good News Translation

¹⁶Long ago the Lord made a road through the sea,
    a path through the swirling waters.
¹⁷He led a mighty army to destruction,
    an army of chariots and horses.
Down they fell, never to rise,
    snuffed out like the flame of a lamp!

¹⁸But the Lord says,

“Do not cling to events of the past
    or dwell on what happened long ago.
¹⁹Watch for the new thing I am going to do.
    It is happening already—you can see it now!
I will make a road through the wilderness
    and give you streams of water there.
²⁰Even the wild animals will honor me;
    jackals and ostriches will praise me
when I make rivers flow in the desert
    to give water to my chosen people.
²¹They are the people I made for myself,
    and they will sing my praises!”