Isaiah 43:16-21
International Standard Version
Something New for Israel
16 This is what the Lord says —
who makes a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariots and horsemen,
and[a] armies and warriors at the same time.
They lay there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a candle:[b]
18 “Don’t remember[c] the former things;
don’t dwell on things past.
19 Watch! I’m about to carry out something new!
And[d] now it’s springing up—
don’t you recognize it?
I’m making a way in the wilderness
and paths[e] in the desert.
20 Wild animals, jackals, and owls[f] will honor me
because I provide[g] water in the desert
and streams in the wilderness
to give drink to my people, my chosen ones,[h]
21 the people whom I formed for myself
and[i] so that they may speak[j] my praise.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:17 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 43:17 Lit. linen wick
- Isaiah 43:18 1QIsaa employs second person sing.; MT LXX employ second person pl.
- Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks And
- Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read streams
- Isaiah 43:20 Or ostriches
- Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads have provided
- Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads my chosen people
- Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag lacks my chosen ones
- Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag MT LXX read recount
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